The nurse brings the neonate into the new mother's room and finds her crying
When she sees the baby, she wipes her eyes and smiles and is soon pointing out the baby's best features to the nurse and asking, "Isn't she the cutest baby you've seen in a long time?" and laughing. The nurse interprets the client's behavior as: 1. Postpartum blues.
2. Postpartum depression.
3. Postpartum psychosis.
4. Postpartum bipolar disorder.
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Rationale: Postpartum blues is seen in most women, and is characterized by mild depression interspersed with happy feelings.
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1) Surgeon 2) Anesthetist 3) Scrub nurse 4) Registered nurse first assistant
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