NURSING 2A04 Study Guide - Final Guide: Postpartum Depression, Mania, Active Listening
2 May 2016
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She is a bank teller at the royal bank and is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to her first child 4 weeks ago, a baby boy whom she named. Rita is currently having a postpartum home visit by a public health. Rita"s 25 year old boyfriend is also at home today, as he has taken a sick day from his work as a framer for costa construction. Their rented apartment is disorderly and both parents look haggard and fatigued. The baby is healthy but has only just regained his initial weight loss and is just now back to his birth weight. The phn has noted that when the baby started to cry rita wonders out loud why he is crying again because she just finished breastfeeding, but neither. Rita nor jake get up to attend to nathaniel. The phn notices there is an atmosphere of sadness in the home; both parents endorse feelings of being overwhelmed and exhausted.
