The Nurse Is Caring for a Couple Who Are in the Labor/delivery

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a couple who are in the labor/delivery room immediately after the delivery of a stillborn baby with visible defects. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

• A) Discourage the parents from naming the baby.
• B) Advise the parents that the baby's defects would be too upsetting for them to see.
• C) Transport the baby to the morgue as soon as possible.
• D) Offer the parents the choice to see and hold the baby.

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