A nurse who works for a voluntary home health agency visits a new mother after being referred by the hospital postpartum unit. This new mother had little interest in her infant after delivery in the hospital
Which nursing approach would the nurse find helpful? a. Consider the individual as client with the family as context.
b. Consider the entire family unit as client.
c. Consider the family interactional systems of dyads, triads, or other groupings as client.
d. Consider the family aggregate as client.
C
The nurse should use the family interactional systems approach of dyads, triads, and other groupings as the client. In doing so, the nurse focuses on the family interactions (in this case, the dyad of the mother and her newborn child). Examining how the mother can better support and assist the child to meet the child's needs will be critical, if the child is to thrive.
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a. Staff b. Number of UAPs available c. Cost d. Patient e. Census