As Part of the Discharge Teaching,the Nurse Can Prepare the Mother

question 10

Multiple Choice

As part of the discharge teaching,the nurse can prepare the mother for her upcoming adjustment to her new role by instructing her regarding self-care activities to help prevent postpartum depression (PPD) .Which statement regarding this condition is most helpful for the client?

• A) Stay home and avoid outside activities to ensure adequate rest.
• B) Be certain that you are the only caregiver for your baby to facilitate infant attachment.
• C) Keep your feelings of sadness and adjustment to your new role to yourself.
• D) Realize that PPD is a common occurrence that affects many women.

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Definitions:

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a part of cognitive function that enables efficient multitasking.

Cocktail Party Effect

This describes the human ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when listening to a single conversation in a crowded room.

Change Blindness

A perceptual phenomenon where a change in a visual stimulus goes unnoticed by the observer.

Sequential Processing

A method of processing information in a linear, ordered manner, where one step follows another in a sequence.