The prenatal nurse believes in advocating for the patient. What action by the nurse best reflects this role?
A.
Documenting the patient's preferences for childbirth care
B.
Helping the woman formulate and vocalize questions
C.
Informing women of options related to labor and birth
D.
Teaching women about physical changes during pregnancy
ANS: B
The role of the advocate includes speaking for the patient when she is unable to do so herself and ensuring that the patient's questions are answered in a thorough way that she can understand. The nurse helping a patient formulate and voice questions is the best demonstration of the advocate role. Documenting preferences is a good start, but is not comprehensive enough to encompass the role. Teaching is also part of the advocate process, but does not constitute speaking for the patient or helping her to do so.
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