A community health nurse is about to make the first home visit to a family based on a referral from the hospital where the high-risk infant was born to an adolescent mother about 6 days ago
The nurse plans to assess the family and home environment and provide anticipatory guidance. On arrival, the mother sleepily answers the door after the nurse rings the bell and knocks several times. The mother lets the nurse in but is not happy to see the nurse. She gets the infant and places him in the nurse's arms, then sits across the room and turns on the TV. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "You must be very tired caring for a newborn baby."
B) "I wasn't planning to hold the baby. You should hold him, you are the mother."
C) "I need to talk to you, so please turn off the TV."
D) "How do you feel being a mother at 17?"
Ans: A
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