At Delivery the Physician Informs the Mother Who Has Practiced

question 2

Multiple Choice

At delivery the physician informs the mother who has practiced nursing for 10 years,"Your baby has Alport syndrome,but then I don't have to explain what that means with your medical background." The mother is unfamiliar with this disease and withdraws as a coping mechanism.Which nursing theory would provide a framework to guide nursing care for this mother?

• A) Mishel's uncertainty of illness
• B) Orem's self-care deficit model
• C) Nightingale's canons of nursing
• D) Levine's conservation model

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