The nurse is caring for an infant born with a congenital anomaly. Which of the following factors is likely to have the most influence on the mother's ability to cope with the infant's handicap?
A) The mother's age
B) The gender of the infant
C) The parent's amount of support
D) The fact that this is a mental and not a physical challenge
C
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Availability of support people to help the mother cope with the infant's handicap will have a major influence. A family that has few close friends and lives some distance from relatives is apt to have more difficulty adjusting to illness in a child than a family that has close support people. People who can locate secondary support systems in their community usually do better than parents who are without these resources. The mother's age, gender of the infant, and type of handicap will not have the most influence on the mother's ability to cope with the infant's needs.
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