Three weeks after delivering her first child, a woman tells the nurse, "I waited so long for this baby and now that she is here, I can't believe how different my life is from what I expected." What is the best nursing response to the woman's statement?
a. "How is your partner adjusting to the change?"
b. "I hear this from a lot of first-time mothers."
c. "Have you told anyone else about your feelings?"
d. "Tell me how things are different."
ANS: D
The nurse may help the woman by being a sympathetic listener. The nurse should elicit the new mother's feelings about motherhood and her infant.
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