During a home visit, the nurse learns that a new mother is fatigued because the baby is not sleeping well. Which suggestion should the nurse make to help decrease this client's fatigue?
A) Advise the client to alternate night feedings with the baby's father to allow each parent to rest.
B) Suggest that the client ask the neighbors to babysit one night a week.
C) Ask the physician for medication to restore energy.
D) Increase exercise time each week to promote energy.
Answer: A
Getting up with the newborn causes fatigue over time. If the parents take turns getting up, each parent will get a full night of rest every other day, which should help with fatigue. Medications to restore energy are not appropriate in this case. Asking someone to babysit once will not increase rest time. These parents need sleep, and increasing exercise is not a long-term solution for sleep deprivation.
You might also like to view...
A woman is leaving on a trip to Hawaii and has come in for a checkup. During the examination the nurse learns that she has diabetes and takes oral hypoglycemic agents. The patient needs to be concerned about which possible effect of her medications?
a. Increased possibility of bruising b. Skin sensitivity as a result of exposure to salt water c. Lack of availability of glucose-monitoring supplies d. Importance of sunscreen and avoiding direct sunlight
An IV of Amiodarone 900 mg in 500 mL D5W is infusing at 20 mL/hr. What dose is the client receiving? _______________
a. 20 mg/hr b. 11 mg/hr c. 3.6 mg/hr d. 0.6 mg/min
Nursing behaviors associated with the implementation phase of the nursing process are concerned
with a. gathering accurate and sufficient client-centered data. b. participating in mutual identification of client outcomes. c. carrying out interventions and coordinating care. d. comparing client responses and expected outcomes.
A child is admitted to the hospital unit with physical injuries. The nurse is taking the child's history. The statement by the parent that would be most suspicious for abuse is
1. "I did not realize that my babywas able to roll over yet and I was just gone a minute to check on dinner when the baby rolled off of the couch and onto our tile floor." 2. "The baby's 18-month-old brotherwas trying to pull the baby out of the crib and dropped the baby on the floor." 3. "I placed the baby in the infantswing.His 6-year-old brother was running through the house and tripped over the swing,causing it to fall." 4. "I was walking up the steps andslipped on the ice,falling while carrying my baby."