A Patient Who Has Just Learned She Is Pregnant Has

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient who has just learned she is pregnant has stopped using a prescription medication that she takes for asthma because she doesn't want to harm her baby. What will the nurse tell her?

• A) That asthma medications will not affect the fetus
• B) That her baby's health is dependent on hers
• C) To avoid taking medications during her pregnancy
• D) To resume the medication in her second trimester

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Definitions:

Insanity

A legal term for a mental disorder so severe that it prevents a person from understanding the difference between right and wrong or from being able to control their actions.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to help individuals overcome phobias and anxieties by gradually exposing them to the feared object or context without any danger.

Phobia

An intense, irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity that leads to significant anxiety and avoidance behaviors.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic therapy technique where patients verbalize all thoughts that come to mind without censorship, used to explore the unconscious mind.