A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who has a history of depression. When including information to decrease the client's risk for having an infant diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT), which of the following rationales is appropriate?
A)Women with mental illness have a decreased breast-milk supply, increasing the risk of FTT.
B)Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT.
C)Women with mental illness take medications that pass through the breast milk, increasing the risk of FTT.
D)Women with mental illness lack the knowledge required to provide adequate nutrition, increasing the risk of FTT.

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A)Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT. The other statements are false generalizations and are not culturally competent statements.
B)Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT. The other statements are false generalizations and are not culturally competent statements.
C)Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT. The other statements are false generalizations and are not culturally competent statements.
D)Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT. The other statements are false generalizations and are not culturally competent statements.

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