A father accompanies his partner to her OB clinic visit.The woman is near term.The father confides to the nurse that the patient is cranky,irritable,and yells at him for no reason.Which action by the nurse is best?

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As they near term,women are tired and looking forward to the end of the discomforts of pregnancy.Women at this stage need considerable emotional support from family and friends as they await childbirth.The nurse should explain these psychological changes in the woman and encourage the father to be as supportive as possible.Simply reassuring the father of the normalcy of this situation does not help him or help the woman.More rest might be helpful to some women.Assertive communication skills are not as important as knowing how best to support the woman at this time.

A Father Accompanies His Partner to Her OB Clinic Visit