New parents wish to include their extended family in welcoming their new baby. What suggestion does the nurse offer this couple?
A.
Avoid visitors for a month to prevent illness.
B.
Do not permit other individuals to feed the baby.
C.
Encourage visiting when the baby is sleeping.
D.
Welcome family in small groups for short visits.
ANS: D
Nurses can foster attachment in several ways, including encouraging parents to invite siblings and other family members to visit for short periods of time to avoid tiring the mother and overstimulating the baby. Of course sick people should not visit. Others can be recruited to feed the baby, and often relatives and close friends desire to do so. If all the visiting takes place when the baby is sleeping, the baby and the visitors cannot get to know each other.
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