The nurse is assessing a newly pregnant patient. Which finding does the nurse note as a normal psychosocial adjustment in this patient's first trimester?
1. An unlisted telephone number
2. Reluctance to tell the partner of the pregnancy
3. Parental disapproval of the woman's partner
4. Ambivalence about the pregnancy
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Rationale 1: An unlisted telephone number does not indicate psychosocial adjustment.
Rationale 2: Reluctance to tell the partner about the pregnancy might indicate that the patient anticipates disapproval, and is not a normal psychosocial adjustment.
Rationale 3: Parental disapproval of the patient's partner does not indicate psychosocial adjustment.
Rationale 4: Ambivalence toward a pregnancy is a common psychosocial adjustment in early pregnancy.
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