The nurse is caring for a client who finally conceived after several unsuccessful attempts at in vitro fertilization. The client has just been diagnosed with a perinatal loss
What should the nurse's plan of care include? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Giving accurate and honest information
2. Encouraging the couple to try right away to get pregnant again
3. Validating the many losses the client has experienced
4. Providing possible explanations for the fetal demise
5. Assessing where the client is in the grieving process, and communicating with compassion
1, 3, 5
Explanation: 1. Families can cope with extreme situations when they are properly informed in an honest and forthright manner.
3. The nurse should be compassionate, give accurate and honest information, and validate the many losses incurred.
5. The nurse caring for a couple who has had a previous loss needs to be kind, compassionate, and patient.
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