Author Question: A single mother is staying with her 8-month-old daughter, admitted for dehydration secondary to ... (Read 18 times)

hbsimmons88 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A single mother is staying with her 8-month-old daughter, admitted for dehydration secondary to gastroenteritis.

After the third hospital day, the exhausted mother states she would like to go home to shower and get clean clothes, but she does not want to leave her daughter. The nurse should:
1.
inquire if another family member is available to stay in her absence.
2.
offer to stay with her child while the mother is gone.
3.
advise the mother to wait until the child falls asleep before she leaves.
4.
suggest that someone bring the mother clothes and tell her she can shower at the hospital.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client admitted for complications following an abortion. The nurse values adoption over abortion. How will the nurse best serve this patient?

1.
Discussing her feeling about adoption with the client
2.
Asking the charge nurse for an alternate assignment
3.
Clustering care so she will not have to go into the room often
4.
Ask the local chapter of Planned Parenthood to meet with the client.

cloudre37 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
The first step is to define the problem. The problem is that the mother is exhausted and by allowing her to refresh with a trip home to shower and get clean clothes, she will be better able to care for her daughter. The nurse has other patients to care for so cannot offer to stay with the child. If the mother leaves while the child is asleep, the child will be afraid to fall asleep in the future for fear her mother will leave again.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Abortion is against the nurse's personal values, so the nurse should ask the charge nurse to change her assignment. The nurse was better able to serve the client because she was familiar with her own personal values.