During the visit to the pediatric office, a nurse observes the mother frequently looking at the infant and massaging the infant. From these observations, the nurse's conclusion should be:
1. Positive maternal–infant attachment.
2. Inadequate; more data are needed to assess the mother–infant relationship.
3. That the mother might be overwhelmed by the demands of infant care.
4. That the mother is trying to show the nurse that she can be affectionate to the infant.
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Rationale:
1. These behaviors are characteristic of a positive maternal–infant attachment.
2. There is enough information to determine the presence of positive maternal–infant attachment.
3. There is no information indicating the mother might be overwhelmed.
4. The mother might be trying to show the affection, but the more global answer is that the massaging and looking at the infant indicate positive maternal–infant attachment.
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