A Patient Who Is in Week 28 of Gestation Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient who is in week 28 of gestation is concerned about her weight gain of 1 pound in 1 week.Which response by the nurse is best?

• A) "You should try to decrease your amount of weight gain for the next 12 weeks."
• B) "You have gained an appropriate amount for the number of weeks of your pregnancy."
• C) "You should not gain any more weight until you reach the third trimester."
• D) "You have not gained enough weight for the number of weeks of your pregnancy."

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Definitions:

Public Good

A product that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous in consumption, meaning its use by one individual does not reduce its availability to others.

Excludability

A characteristic of a good or service that allows owners or producers to prevent others from using it without permission.

Marginal-cost-marginal-benefit Rule

A principle suggesting that optimal decision making involves continuing an activity until the additional benefits no longer exceed the additional costs.