Exam 9: Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding

A pregnant patient asks the nurse about the safe use of medications during the third trimester. What will the nurse tell her about drugs taken at this stage?

A nurse is caring for a patient and her newborn immediately after delivery. The patient's medication history includes prenatal vitamins throughout pregnancy,one or two glasses of wine before knowing she was pregnant,occasional use of an albuterol inhaler in her last trimester,and intravenous morphine during labor. What will the nurse expect to do?

A pregnant patient in active labor is admitted to the emergency department. A toxicology screen and a physical assessment reveal that the patient is an active heroin addict. The nurse who cares for the neonate after delivery should anticipate which clinical manifestations?

A patient has just given birth to a baby boy with a cleft palate. The nurse will review the patient's medication history with special emphasis on drugs taken during which period?

A nursing student asks the nurse why more is not known about the teratogenic effects of maternal medication ingestion during pregnancy. Which response by the nurse is correct?

Which types of drugs taken by a pregnant patient are more likely to have effects on a fetus?

A patient in her second trimester of pregnancy tells the nurse she is worried that a medication she took before knowing she was pregnant might have harmed the fetus. What will the nurse do?

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 nurse is teaching a class to a group of pregnant patients. The nurse correctly teaches that the highest risk of teratogen-induced gross malformations exists during which time?

A woman who is breast-feeding her infant must take a prescription medication for 2 weeks. The medication is safe,but the patient wants to make sure her baby receives as little of the drug as possible. What will the nurse tell the patient to do?