When making a home visit to a new teenage mother and her infant, the community/public health nurse watched the new mother change her baby's wet diaper and then carefully wrap a long length of cloth around the baby's abdomen covering the umbilical cord stu
What should the nurse do about the mother's behavior?
a. Ignore this cultural tradition if the baby is not harmed.
b. Recognize that this is evidence that the grandmother is taking over care.
c. Inform the mother that the use of such a cloth serves no purpose and should be stopped.
d. Investigate the purpose of this cloth.
ANS: A
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