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The postpartum unit nurse is caring for a family who delivered a term stillborn infant yesterday.
 
  The mother is heard screaming at the nutrition services worker, This food is horrible You people are incompetent and can't cook a simple edible meal The nurse understands this as: A. An indication the mother is in the anger phase of grief.
   B. An abnormal response to the loss of the child.
   C. Reactive stress management techniques are being used.
   D. Denial of the death of the child she delivered yesterday.

Question 2

The nurse is working with a laboring family who has a known intrauterine fetal demise. To facilitate the family's acceptance of the fetal loss, after delivery the nurse should encourage the parents to:
 
  A. Look at the infant from across the room.
   B. Hold the infant in their arms.
   C. Have the nurse bring the infant to the morgue immediately.
   D. Call family members and inform them of the birth.



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bigcheese9

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B




joe

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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