The nurse is caring for a client who plans to relinquish her baby for adoption. The nurse would implement which approach to care? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Encourage the client to see and hold her infant.
2. Encourage the client to express her emotions.
3. Respect any special requests for the birth.
4. Acknowledge the grieving process in the client.
5. Allow access to the infant, if the client requests it.
2, 3, 4, 5
Explanation: 2. The mother who decides to relinquish her baby needs emotional support and validation of her loss.
3. The woman should decide whether to see and hold her baby and should have any special requests regarding the birth honored.
4. Perinatal nurses should be aware that relinquishing mothers are at risk for disenfranchised grief, in which they are unable to proceed through the grieving process and come to resolution with the loss. The nurse should acknowledge the woman's loss and support her decision.
5. The amount of contact she chooses to have with her newborn should be respected.
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