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The nurse should be aware that the partner's main role in pregnancy is to:
 
  a. Provide financial support.
  b. Protect the pregnant woman from old wives' tales.
  c. Support and nurture the pregnant woman.
  d. Make sure the pregnant woman keeps prenatal appointments.

Question 2

A woman is 3 months pregnant. At her prenatal visit, she tells the nurse that she doesn't know what is happening; one minute she's happy that she is pregnant, and the next minute she cries for no reason. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
 
  a. Don't worry about it; you'll feel better in a month or so.
  b. Have you talked to your husband about how you feel?
  c. Perhaps you really don't want to be pregnant.
  d. Hormonal changes during pregnancy commonly result in mood swings.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The partner's main role in pregnancy is to nurture the pregnant woman and respond to her feelings of vulnerability. In older societies, the man enacted the ritual couvade. Changing cultural and professional attitudes have encouraged fathers' participation in the birth experience over the past 30 years.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The statement Hormonal changes during pregnancy commonly result in mood swings is accurate and the most appropriate response by the nurse. The statement Don't worry about it; you'll feel better in a month or so dismisses the client's concerns and is not the most appropriate response. Although women should be encouraged to share their feelings, Have you talked to your husband about how you feel is not the most appropriate response and does not provide the client with a rationale for the psychosocial dynamics of her pregnancy. Perhaps you really don't want to be pregnant is completely inappropriate and deleterious to the psychologic well-being of the woman. Hormonal and metabolic adaptations often cause mood swings in pregnancy. The woman's responses are normal. She should be reassured about her feelings.



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