A woman's family members are present when the nurse arrives for a postpartum and newborn home visit. What should the nurse do?
A. Ask the woman to step into another room to meet with her and the baby alone.
B. Do a brief physical assessment of all family members present.
C. Reschedule the visit for another time so mother and infant can be assessed pri-vately.
D. Observe interactions of family members with the newborn and each other.
D
The family picture is readily available to the home care nurse who sees the home situation. Adaptation to new roles in the family can be evaluated by observation of family interactions and use of open-ended questions.
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