Mock NCLEX RN Exam Practice Question
A 20-year-old female client delivers a stillborn infant. Following the delivery, an appropriate response by the labor nurse to the question, 'Why did this happen to my baby?' is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The mother and the father require Wsupport; the nurse should not minimize their grief in this situation. Attachment to this infant occurs during the pregnancy for both the mother and father. Another child cannot replace this child. Attachment to this infant occurs during the pregnancy for both the mother and father. Siblings will not replace their feelings or minimize their loss of this infant. Holding and viewing the infant decreases denial and may facilitate the grief process. The nurse should prepare family members for how the infant appears ('she is bruised') and provide support.
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