Which nursing intervention will do the most to help an adolescent ...

[serike]

Which nursing intervention will do the most to help an adolescent father accept his role during the pregnancy?
 
  a. Explain the physiologic and psychological changes he can expect in the mother.
  b. Tell him you, the nurse, will give the mother emotional support so he will not have to worry about her.
  c. Let him verbalize his feelings about the pregnancy and fatherhood.
  d. Encourage him to think about his role in the pregnancy.

Question 2

The nurse is planning a health class about adolescent pregnancy for a group of 15-year-old boys. What information should be emphasized?
 
  a. The best solution for pregnant adolescent couples is marriage.
  b. Fathering a child usually has little impact on the adolescent male.
  c. Adolescent fathers tend to complete less education than older fathers.
  d. An adolescent who fathers a child is legally required to support the mother of the child.

[sierrahalpin]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Before discussing the physiologic and psychological changes he can expect in the mother, and before encouraging him to think about his role in the pregnancy, it is important to allow the prospective father to verbalize his feelings about the pregnancy and fatherhood. Some adolescent fathers, even without marriage, may want to be involved in the adolescent mother's pregnancy and childrearing, whereas others may be unable or unwilling to provide support to the mother and newborn. The nurse will give the mother emotional support, but this should not negate the father's role in also providing such support if he so chooses.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Adolescent fathers usually complete less education and earn less than older fathers and are more likely to enter the workforce early.

[serike]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bdobbins]

Excellent