Every time the nurse enters the room of a postpartum client who gave birth 3 hours ago, the client asks something else about her birth experience. What action should the nurse take?
1. Answer questions quickly and try to divert her attention to other subjects.
2. Review the documentation of the birth experience and discuss it with her.
3. Contact the physician to warn him the client might want to file a lawsuit, based on her preoccupation with the birth experience.
4. Submit a referral to Social Services because of possible obsessive behavior.
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Explanation: 2. The client may talk about her labor and birth experience. The nurse should provide opportunities to discuss the birth experience in a nonjudgmental atmosphere if the woman desires to do so.
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