Author Question: A father accompanies his partner to her OB clinic visit. The woman is near term. The father confides ... (Read 119 times)

naturalchemist · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A father accompanies his partner to her OB clinic visit. The woman is near term. The father confides to the nurse that the patient is cranky, irritable, and yells at him for no reason. Which action by the nurse is best?

A.
Explain why the woman needs emotional support.
B.
Instruct the mother to get more rest during the day.
C.
Reassure the father that this behavior is normal in pregnancy.
D.
Teach the father assertive communication skills.

Question 2

According to Rubin (1975), completion of what task is paramount for a pregnant woman to master in order to have successful integration of the maternal role?

A.
Incorporating the pregnancy into her total identity
B.
Learning to adapt to all the physiological changes
C.
Recognizing a before pregnant and after pregnant self
D.
Reorienting all relationships to put the pregnancy first

EAN94 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
As they near term, women are tired and looking forward to the end of the discomforts of pregnancy. Women at this stage need considerable emotional support from family and friends as they await childbirth. The nurse should explain these psychological changes in the woman and encourage the father to be as supportive as possible. Simply reassuring the father of the normalcy of this situation does not help him or help the woman. More rest might be helpful to some women. Assertive communication skills are not as important as knowing how best to support the woman at this time.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
According to Rubin (1975), there are specific tasks a pregnant woman must accomplish to integrate the maternal role into her identity. In order to accomplish these tasks, the pregnant woman has to incorporate the pregnancy into her total identity. The other tasks are not part of Rubin's theory.