A woman of Korean descent has just given birth to a son. Her partner wishes to give her sips of hot broth from a thermos he brought from home. The client has refused your offer of ice chips or other cold drinks. The nurse should:
1. Explain to the client that she can have the broth if she will also drink cold water or juice.
2. Encourage the partner to feed the client sips of broth. Ask if the client would like you to bring her some warm water to drink as well.
3. Explain to the couple that food can't be brought from home, but that the nurse will make hot broth for the client.
4. Encourage the client to have the broth, after the nurse takes it to the kitchen and boils it first.
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Rationale:
1. Explaining to the client that she can have broth if she will drink cold water or juice first does not show cultural sensitivity and does not respect the client's beliefs.
2. Encouraging the partner to feed the client sips of broth and asking if the client would like you to bring her some warm water to drink as well is an approach that shows cultural sensitivity. The equilibrium model of health, based on the concept of balance between light and dark, heat and cold, is the foundation for this belief and practice.
3. Explaining to the couple that the hospital does not allow food brought from home but that you will make hot broth for them is an incorrect response.
4. Encouraging the client to have broth after you take it the kitchen and boil it first is an incorrect response because boiling first would make the broth too hot to drink.
Nursing Process: Intervention
Category of Client Need: Health Promotion: Growth and Development
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