The antepartum nurse is caring for parents who have lost their baby at 20 weeks' gestation. Which intervention is most appropriate for the nurse to implement with this family?
A) Calling social services to help with burial plans
B) Explaining the causative factor of the fetal loss
C) Telling the parents they can have another baby
D) Obtaining an order for counseling for the parents
Answer: B
Explaining the causative factor for the fetal loss assists families in progressing through the grieving process. Counseling would be appropriate if the parents are in complicated grieving. Offering to help with burial plans is not the immediate need, but will be appreciated at a later time. Telling the parents they can have another baby is demonstrating that the nurse does not understand the nature of the loss.
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