The Nurse Working with Pregnant Clients Must Seek to Gain

question 28

Multiple Choice

The nurse working with pregnant clients must seek to gain understanding of the process whereby women accept their pregnancy.Which statement regarding this process is most accurate?

• A) Nonacceptance of the pregnancy very often equates to a rejection of the child.
• B) Mood swings are most likely the result of worries about finances and a changed lifestyle, as well as profound hormonal changes.
• C) Ambivalent feelings during pregnancy are usually only expressed in emotionally immature or very young mothers.
• D) Conflicts such as not wanting to be pregnant or childrearing and career-related decisions need not be addressed during pregnancy because they will naturally resolve themselves after birth.

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