When making a home visit to a new teenage mother and her infant, the community/public health nurse watched the new mother change her baby's wet diaper and then carefully wrap a long length of cloth around the baby's abdomen covering the umbilical cord stu
What should the nurse do about the mother's behavior?
a. Ignore this cultural tradition if the baby is not harmed.
b. Recognize that this is evidence that the grandmother is taking over care.
c. Inform the mother that the use of such a cloth serves no purpose and should be stopped.
d. Investigate the purpose of this cloth.
Question 2
A community/public health nurse is completing a home visit with a new teenage mother and her infant. Which of the following observations should the nurse make?
a. Evidence of adequate maternal and infant bonding
b. Evidence that the grandmother is taking over care of the infant
c. Evidence that the mother has applied for assistance programs
d. Evidence of adequate involvement by the father
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