The nursing instructor is reviewing the plan of care with a student regarding care of a postpartum client. The instructor asks the nursing student about the taking-in phase according to Rubin's phases of regeneration
The student is asked about client behaviors that are most likely to occur during this phase. Which of the following responses, made by the student, indicates an under-standing of this phase? 1. "The client would be independent."
2. "The client initiates activities on her own."
3. "The client participates in mothering tasks."
4. "The client is self-focused and talks to others about labor."
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Rationale: Rubin has identified three phases of regeneration during the postpartum period. The taking-in phase occurs in the first 3 days postpartum, and the taking-hold phase occurs between days 3 to 10. During the taking-in phase, the new client is attempting to integrate her labor and birth experience. She tends to need sleep and feels fatigued, talks about labor, and is self-focused and dependent. In the taking-hold phase, the client is more active, independent, initiates activi-ties, and partakes in mothering tasks. In the letting-go phase, the mother may grieve over the separation of the baby from part of her body.
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