Exam 22: Transition to Parenthood

A 30-year-old multiparous woman has a boy who is 2 1/2 years old and now an infant girl.She tells the nurse,"I don't know how I'll ever manage both children when I get home." Which suggestion would best help this woman alleviate sibling rivalry?

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 counseling new parents about the involvement of grandparents?

After giving birth to a healthy infant boy,a primiparous woman,age 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 should be certain to include in the plan of care?

Of the many factors that influence parental responses,nurses should be aware that all of these statements regarding age are true except:

With regard to the adaptation of other family members (mainly siblings and grandparents)to the newborn,nurses should be aware that:

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

A nurse hears a primiparous woman talking to her son and telling him that his chin is just like his dad's.This woman's statement reflects:

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

In the United States,the en face position is preferred immediately after birth.Nurses can facilitate this process by all of these actions except:

During a phone follow-up conversation with a woman who is 4 days postpartum,the woman tells the nurse,"I don't know what's wrong.I love my son,but I feel so let down.I seem to cry for no reason!" The nurse recognizes that the woman is experiencing:

A 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 behavior with her infant,the nurse realizes that:

A primiparous woman is in the taking-in stage of psychosocial recovery and adjustment following birth.Recognizing the needs of women during this stage,the nurse should:

A nurse observes that a 15-year-old new mother appears to ignore her newborn.A strategy that the nurse can use to facilitate mother-infant attachment in this mother is:

____________________ is the process by which the parent and infant come to love and accept each other.

What concerns about parenthood are often expressed by visually impaired mothers? Choose all that apply.

Hearing-impaired parents face many challenges related to caregiving and parenting,particularly if their deafness dates back to infancy or early childhood.In order to ensure that the learning needs of these families are met,legislation has been passed that directs hospitals to use various communication techniques and resources with their deaf clients.Is this statement true or false?

A nurse can assist a father in his transition to parenthood by:

In follow-up appointments or visits with parents and their new baby,it is useful if the nurse can identify infant behaviors that can either facilitate or inhibit attachment.What is an inhibiting behavior?

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 that:

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