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cabate

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The most appropriate statement that the nurse can make to bereaved parents is:
 
  a. You have an angel in heaven.
  b. I understand how you must feel.
  c. You're young and can have other children.
  d. I'm sorry.

Question 2

A postpartum client calls the nursery to report that her newborn's umbilical cord stump is draining and has a foul odor. The nurse's best response is:
 
  1. Take your newborn to the pediatrician.
  2. Cover the cord stump with gauze.
  3. Apply Betadine around the cord stump.
  4. This is normal during healing.



ultraflyy23

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Answer to Question 1

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A The initial impulse may be to reduce one's sense of helplessness and say or do something that you think will reduce their pain. Although such a response may seem supportive at the time, it can stifle the further expression of emotion.
B The nurse should resist the temptation to give advice or to use clichs when of-fering support to the bereaved.
C This is not a therapeutic response for the nurse to make.
D One of the nurse's most important goals is to validate the experience and feel-ings of the parents by encouraging them to tell their stories and listening with care. At the very least, the nurse should acknowledge the loss with a simple but sincere comment such as, I'm sorry.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:
1. Signs and symptoms of infection around the umbilical stump include foul smell, redness, drainage, localized heat and tenderness, or bleeding. These signs and symptoms should be reported to the physician.
2. It is not recommended to cover the cord stump with gauze or the diaper.
3. Betadine is not used on the cord stump.
4. Foul smell, redness, drainage, localized heat and tenderness, or bleeding are signs and symptoms of infection, and should be reported to the physician.



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