NCLEX-PN

Category - Psychosocial Integrity

The nurse is caring for a client who gave birth 24 hours ago. The following behaviors of the client suggest that she is in the taking-in phase except:
  1. The client keeps talking about her labor and birth to family members and friends
  2. The client is excited to learn the proper way of breastfeeding her child
  3. The client is overly dependent to the nurse, especially when doing activities of daily living
  4. The client wonders if the child is really hers
Explanation
Answer: B - A strong interest in caring for the newborn is demonstrated during the taking-hold phase. The other options are the usual behaviors demonstrated by postpartum women during the taking-in phase.
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