A nurse is caring for a pregnant 16-year-old who is homeless and occasionally spends time in a ...

ANS: B, C, D, E
According to Barry (2011) and Porter and Holness (2011), prenatal medical and behavioral risks for the adolescent population include preterm labor and birthespecially when combined with low socioeconomic status, being a single parent, being a smoker, using illicit drugs, prepregnant weight less than 100 lb (45.5 kg), poor weight gain during pregnancy, and inadequate prenatal care. Other factors include anemia; preeclampsia-eclampsia; repeated exposure to sexually transmitted infections; chronic or asymptomatic urinary tract infections; acute pyelonephritis; intrauterine growth restriction/low-birth-weight infants (< 2,500 g); and social issues such as poverty, unmarried status, low educational levels, smoking, and drug use. After age 15 years, the adolescent does not experience any more problems than does the general population.