After leaving the home of a new mother and her newborn baby, the student nurse asked the instructor, "What will the new mom do when we aren't there to help?" How did the instructor probably reply?
A. "I am going to ask you to come back tomorrow to help the new mom further."
B. "Mothers have been having and caring for babies since the world began without nurses. Why would the new mother have any problems?"
C. "We have to assume that the new mom will be able to manage without us."
D. "We'll have another nurse stop by tomorrow to help the new mom."
ANS: C
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