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NCLEX-PN

Category - Psychosocial Integrity

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A client who is in 20 weeks gestation tells the nurse, “It feels amazing to feel my baby move for the first time. She’s definitely one active baby in there!” Based on the client’s statement, the nurse determines that the client has achieved which psychological task of pregnancy?
  1. Accepting the pregnancy
  2. Identifying the fetus as a separate being
  3. Preparing for parenthood
  4. Taking-in
Explanation
Answer: B - Quickening is a turning point during pregnancy, as it is the first time the woman gets proof that the child exists. During the early phases, the woman may think that the life inside the womb is a part of herself instead of accepting the child as a separate entity. Referring the fetus as a she indicates that the woman has achieved this phase.
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