During the fourth stage of labor, the primary reason that the nurse encourages the mother to hold and examine her baby is to:
a. Promote mother-infant bonding.
b. Prolong the first period of newborn reactivity.
c. Calm the newborn infant.
d. Distract the mother from her pain.
ANS: A
Although early contact with the newborn may calm the infant and distract the mother from her pain, the primary reason for this early contact is to promote mother-infant bonding.
You might also like to view...
A school nurse is screening children for scoliosis. Which assessment findings should the nurse expect to observe for scoliosis? Select all that apply
a. Pain with deep palpation of the spinal column b. Unequal shoulder heights c. The trouser pant leg length appears shorter on one side d. Inability to bend at the waist e. Unequal waist angles
The nurse is ready to enter into the process of planning care for a client with paranoid schizo-phrenia. Planning will include:
1. Determining needs and problems 2. Analyzing effectiveness of care 3. Establishing realistic outcome criteria 4. Identifying priorities of care
J.R. will be spending 14 to 21 days in the hospital for treatment of his pulmonary infection
List interventions that would foster development while J.R. is hospitalized. What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is caring for a client with lung cancer who states, "I don't want any pain medication because I am afraid I'll become addicted." How should the nurse respond?
a. "I will ask the provider to change your medication to a drug that is less potent." b. "Would you like me to use music therapy to distract you from your pain?" c. "It is unlikely you will become addicted when taking medicine for pain." d. "Would you like me to give you acetaminophen (Tylenol) instead?"