QUESTION: "Thirty hours after delivery, the nurse plans discharge teaching for the client about infant care. By this time, the nurse expects that the phase of postpartal psychological adaptation that the client would be in would be termed which of the following?"
CHOICES
( X ) a.) Taking in.
( X ) b.) Letting go.
( O ) c.) Taking hold.
( X ) d.) Resolution.
RATIONALE: Beginning after completion of the taking-in phase, the taking-hold phase lasts about 10 days. During this phase, the client is concerned with her need to resume control of all facets of her life in a competent manner. At this time, she is ready to learn self-care and infant care skills. The taking-in phase occurs 1 to 2 days postpartum. The letting-go phase is the final phase of postpartal psychological adaptation characterized by grief and readjustment. Resolution is not considered an accepted phase of postpartal psychological adjustment. NURSING PROCESS STEP: Planning CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Health promotion and maintenance CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: None
