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LESSON 9
PATIENT EDUCATION DURING PREGNANCY

9-1. INTRODUCTION

The practical nurse can play a significant role in the process of providing patient education during pregnancy. The prenatal patient, especially the first-time mother, may have many questions and concerns about this period in her life. Much of the information she may have is probably inaccurate or incomplete. You, as a practical nurse, must provide accurate and complete information about self-care concerns, diet needs, what to expect as labor and delivery approaches, and the dangers within the environment, which may affect the health of the unborn infant.

LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

9-1. Identify types of education used to prepare prenatal patients for parenthood.

9-2. Select statements concerning layette planning.

9-3. Identify principles of proper nutrition during pregnancy.

9-4. Identify statements concerning cravings during pregnancy.

9-5. Identify statements concerning the obese, pregnant patient.

9-6. Select the definition of teratogen.

9-7. Identify drugs, viruses, parasites, and conditions that are considered teratogenic.

9-8. Identify statements concerning labor and delivery that refer to the preparation of labor and delivery.

9-9. Identify definitions as they refer to approaching labor.

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