A nurse working in labor and delivery is planning care for a ...

[NguyenJ]

A nurse working in labor and delivery is planning care for a client who is arriving to the unit from a local obstetrician's office with a suspected perinatal loss. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate in this situation?
 
  A) Place the client in a room closest to the nurse's station to closely observe the client.
  B) Call the hospital chaplain to ensure the chaplain can be in the client's room when the client arrives.
  C) Call the local funeral home and notify them of the client's situation.
  D) Place the client in the room furthest from the other clients.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who just found out she has had a miscarriage. The nurse understands that the client will likely grieve over the loss. Which is true regarding perinatal loss grieving?
 
  A) The grief experienced by fathers after perinatal loss appears similarly to the grief experienced by mothers after perinatal loss.
  B) Postpartum depression may occur in women who have experienced perinatal loss.
  C) Grief is typically less severe when the perinatal loss occurs before 20 weeks' gestation.
  D) Perinatal loss refers only to emotional changes that occur after perinatal loss.

[pratush dev]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

When planning care for a client with a suspected perinatal loss, the nurse should place the client in the room furthest from the clients to provide for privacy. The other options are inappropriate and are not sensitive to the client's emotions.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

Postpartum depression may occur in women who have experienced perinatal loss. The grief experienced by fathers after perinatal loss appears differently than the grief experienced by mothers after perinatal loss. Grief can be mild to severe after perinatal loss, regardless of when the loss occurs. Perinatal loss refers to the physical and emotional changes that occur after perinatal loss.