Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1001 of 2368
Which teaching about folic acid should the nurse give a client who may become pregnant?
- Take a 400 mcg folic acid supplement every day to lower the risk of neural tube defects.
- Start folic acid only after pregnancy has been confirmed by a urine test.
- Folic acid supplements are needed only if the client has a history of anemia.
- Eating fortified grain products makes a folic acid supplement unnecessary.
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Correct answer: Take a 400 mcg folic acid supplement every day to lower the risk of neural tube defects.
All women who can become pregnant should take 400 mcg of folic acid daily. This lowers the chance of fetal neural tube defects.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Antepartum Care: Preconception Counseling. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026