Question

The primary healthcare provider tells a mother that her newborn has multiple visible birth defects. the mother seems composed and asks to see her baby. what nursing action will be most helpful in easing the mother's stress when she sees her child for the first time?

Answer 1

The answer would be: staying with her after bringing the infant to help her verbalize her feelings.

Encouraging the patient to verbalize her feeling will help the nurse to understand what the patient think about her condition. It will also help the patient to cope with the grief. The nurse could do that by exploring the patient thoughts.