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Priority Concepts: Client Education; Reproduction
Reference: McKinney et al. (2018), pp. 405-406.

257. Answer: 2

Rationale: Precipitous labor is labor that lasts 3 hours or less. Women who have
experienced precipitous labor often describe feelings of disbelief that their labor
progressed so rapidly. To assist the client to process what has happened, the best
option is to support the client in her reaction to the newborn infant. Options 1, 3, and
4 do not acknowledge the client’s feelings.
Test-Taking Strategy: Use therapeutic communication techniques. The correct
option is the only option that acknowledges the client’s feelings.
Level of Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
Integrated Process: Caring
Content Area: Maternity: Postpartum
Health Problem: Maternity: Precipitous Labor and Delivery
Priority Concepts: Caregiving; Reproduction
Reference: McKinney et al. (2018), pp. 27-28, 579.

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