The nurse is caring for a family in the community with a 2-month-old infant who is breastfed. The father helps by changing diapers and dressing and bathing the baby
The mother will return to work when the baby is 3 months old, and a child care provider has been arranged. Although the mother occasionally feels fatigued, the couple has resumed having sexual relations, although not as frequently as before the pregnancy. Which family model best describes this family? 1. Model of the Childbearing Family
2. Model Incorporating the Unattached Young Adult
3. Model of the Nuclear Family
4. Model Incorporating Divorce and Remarriage
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Rationale 1: The Model of the Childbearing Family describes the transitions that the family undertakes in their home and their lives with the birth of the first child. The nurse's role is to assist the family in identifying possible safety issues, facilitating communication among family members, and identifying interventions that can assist in meeting the emotional and physical needs of caring for a newborn.
Rationale 2: The Model of Incorporating the Unattached Young Adult encompasses the time from the young adult's leaving home and becoming financially independent until marriage.
Rationale 3: This family is not the typical nuclear family with a fulltime stay-at-home mother and a father as the only one working outside the home.
Rationale 4: There is no information to suggest that this family has been involved in divorce or remarriage.
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