The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old who just delivered a 32-weeks'-gestation stillborn infant with numerous defects. In caring for this client, the nurse knows which of the following?
1. The client will likely do no grieving, as she is so young and the pregnancy was probably a mistake in any case.
2. Adolescents have a sense of invulnerability, an It can't happen to me mentality.
3. The client's mother will handle her daughter's grief, so the nurse doesn't need to be concerned.
4. The nurse will remove the baby before the client sees it.
Question 2
The nurse is preparing a class for couples who are planning pregnancy. Which statement should the nurse include? Prior to your becoming pregnant it is important for you to talk to your provider if: (Select all that apply.)
A. The father of the baby has any medical problems.
B. The baby's father has other children from a previous marriage.
C. Anyone in the family has had surgery.
D. You are going to move or change jobs.
E. You take medications or herbs on a daily basis.
Infant and neonatal mortality, 1940 - 2003.
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