The Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient Who Is in the 26th

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is monitoring a patient who is in the 26th week of pregnancy and has developed gestational diabetes and pneumonia. She is given medications that pose a possible fetal risk, but the potential benefits may warrant the use of the medications in her situation. The nurse recognizes that these medications are in which U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) pregnancy safety category?

• A) Category X
• B) Category B
• C) Category C
• D) Category D

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Definitions:

Semantic Role

The part that each phrase plays in the “who did what to whom” drama described by a sentence. One word takes the role of being the cause of the action, another, its effect, and so on.

Predicate

The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., 'ran' in 'the dog ran').

Phrase Structure

The hierarchical organization of syntax within a sentence that dictates the order and combination of words to form phrases and clauses.

Ambiguity

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation, explanation, or meaning.