Several Hours After Delivery the Nurse Finds a Woman Crying

question 25

Multiple Choice

Several hours after delivery the nurse finds a woman crying. The woman says repeatedly, "My baby is beautiful, but I was planning on a vaginal delivery. Instead I needed an emergency C-section." The most appropriate nursing diagnosis is:

• A) Anxiety related to the development of postpartum complications
• B) Ineffective individual coping related to unfamiliarity with procedures
• C) Risk for ineffective parenting related to emergency cesarean section
• D) Grieving related to loss of expected birth experience

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Definitions:

NonAromatic

Molecules or compounds that do not contain a ring of continuously overlapping p orbitals, thus lacking the stability associated with aromatic systems.

π Network

An extended system of π bonds in a molecule, which can involve multiple atoms contributing p orbitals for delocalized electron sharing.

Cyclobutadiene

A highly reactive, four-carbon cyclic diene that is unstable at room temperature, interesting for its peculiar electronic properties and symmetry.

1,3-Butadiene

A simple conjugated diene with the formula C4H6, important as a monomer in producing synthetic rubber.