What of the Following Nursing Interventions Are Appropriate When Caring

question 35

Multiple Choice

What of the following nursing interventions are appropriate when caring for the family experiencing a stillbirth?

• A) Use active listening techniques.
• B) Avoid the use of cliches.
• C) Avoid periods of silence.
• D) Wrap the infant in a blanket before the parents see the infant.
• E) Do not permit the parents of an infant with birth defects to hold the infant.

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Definitions:

Flagellum

A slender, whip-like appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, and spermatozoa to swim.

Microvilli

Minute projections of the plasma membrane that increase the surface area of the cell; found mainly in cells concerned with absorption or secretion, such as those lining the intestine or the kidney tubules.

Choanoflagellate

Single-celled organisms that are considered to be the closest living relatives of animals, characterized by a flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli.

Rhizaria

A supergroup of mainly unicellular eukaryotes, characterized by their amoeboid movement mechanism and often elaborate shells.