The nurse is instructing a new mother on the strategies for postpartum depression. Which of the following should the nurse include in these instructions?
1. Realize that feeling depressed after delivering a baby is normal and can last for months.
2. The only way to avoid postpartum depression is to not have children.
3. Recognize the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression and phone the health care provider if these occur.
4. Restricting fluids and a low-fat diet is the way to avoid the onset of postpartum depression.
3. Recognize the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression and phone the health care provider if these occur.
Rationale:
The nurse should instruct the client on the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression with the direction to phone her health care provider if this occurs. It is not normal to feel depressed for months after delivering a baby. Not having children is not the only way to avoid postpartum depression. Restricting fluids and eating a low-fat diet will not prevent postpartum depression and could harm the new mother's physiological status.
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