The nurse is assessing a pregnant woman in the second trimester. Which of the following tasks would indicate to the nurse that the client is incorporating the maternal role into her personality?

A) The woman demonstrates concern for herself and her fetus as a unit.
B) The client identifies what she must give up to assume her new role.
C) The woman acknowledges the fetus as a separate entity within her.
D) The client demonstrates unconditional acceptance without rejection.


C
Response:
Incorporation of the maternal role into her personality indicates acceptance by the pregnant woman. In doing so, the woman becomes able to identify the fetus as a separate individual. Demonstrating concern for herself and her fetus as a unit is associated with introversion and more commonly occurs during the third trimester. Identification of what the mother must give up to assume the new role occurs during the first trimester. Demonstrating unconditional acceptance without rejection occurs during the third trimester.

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