Exam 22: Transition to Parenthood

After giving birth to a healthy infant boy,a primiparous woman,16,is admitted to the postpartum unit.An appropriate nursing diagnosis for her at this time is risk for impaired parenting related to deficient knowledge of newborn care.In planning for the woman's discharge,what should the nurse be certain to include in the plan of care?

Other early sensual contacts between infant and mother involve sound and smell.Nurses should be aware of which one of the following points?

What should the nurse be aware of with regard to the adaptation of other family members,mainly siblings and grandparents,to the newborn?

The nurse observes several interactions between a postpartum woman and her new son.What behaviour,if exhibited by this woman,would the nurse identify as a possible maladaptive behaviour regarding parent-infant attachment?

The nurse observes that a 15-year-old mother seems to ignore her newborn.What is a strategy that the nurse can use to facilitate mother-infant attachment in this mother?

With regard to parents' early and extended contact with their infant and the relationships built,what should nurses be aware of?

The nurse notes that a Vietnamese woman does not cuddle or interact with her newborn other than to feed him,change his diapers or soiled clothes,and put him to bed.In evaluating the woman's behaviour with her infant,the nurse realizes which of the following?

What is the term used when the infant's behaviours and characteristics call forth a corresponding set of maternal behaviours and characteristics?

The nurse hears a primiparous woman talking to her son and telling him that his chin is just like his dad's chin.What does this woman's statement reflect?

Nursing activities that promote parent-infant attachment are many and varied.One activity that should not be overlooked is the management of the environment.While providing routine mother-baby care,the nurse should ensure which of the following?

Which statement regarding postpartum mood disorder ( PPMD )is essential for the nurse to be aware of when attempting to formulate a nursing diagnosis?

Which concern about parenthood is often expressed by visually impaired mothers?

New parents express concern that,because of the mother's emergency Caesarean birth under general anaesthesia,they did not have the opportunity to hold and bond with their daughter immediately after her birth.What should the nurse's response convey to the parents?

Of the many factors that influence parental responses,nurses should be aware that which of the following statements regarding age is not true?

Which of the following can the nurse do to help a father in his transition to parenthood?

Many first-time parents do not plan on their parents' help immediately after the newborn arrives.What statement by the nurse is the most appropriate when counselling new parents about the involvement of grandparents?

The en face position is preferred immediately after birth.Which of the following would not facilitate this process?

When dealing with parents who have some form of sensory impairment,nurses should realize that which of the following statements is not true?

In follow-up appointments or visits with parents and their new baby,it may be useful if the nurse can identify parental behaviours that can either facilitate or inhibit attachment.What is a facilitating behaviour?

After birth a crying infant may be soothed by being held in a position in which the newborn can hear the mother's heartbeat.What is this phenomenon known as?