A nursing instructor asks a student to identify Rubin's phases of maternal adjustment. Which responses by the student would indicate that further teaching is needed? (Select all that apply.)
a. taking-in d. taking-apart
b. taking-off e. taking-account
c. taking-hold f. letting-go
B, D, E
The nursing instructor would recognize that further teaching is needed if the student responded taking-off, taking-apart, and taking-account. According to Rubin, the phases of maternal adjustment are taking-in, taking-hold, and letting-go.
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