The nurse recognizes that a pregnant adolescent must successfully complete developmental tasks to be an effective mother. Which tasks does the nurse understand this to include? (Select all that apply.)
A.
Accepting this pregnancy and telling parents/friends
B.
Growing up and accepting responsibility
C.
Maintaining her freedom
D.
Seeing herself as a mother
E.
Setting reasonable goals for herself
ANS: A, B, D, E
For a teenager to successfully adapt and fulfill the role of being a mother, she must achieve four major developmental tasks: gain acceptance of pregnancy, set goals, view self as a mother, and grow up. Maintaining freedom is antithetical to growing up and accepting the responsibility of motherhood.
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