The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who gave birth to her first child yesterday. Which nursing action indicates accurate understanding of adolescent parenting concepts?

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Explaining the characteristics and cues of the baby during the assessment will help the new mother understand her baby's needs and behaviors, leading to better and more attentive care. Including the mother's mother or father of the baby may be helpful, but it is not necessary for accurate understanding of adolescent parenting concepts. Encouraging the father of the baby to change a diaper and give a bottle may be helpful, but it is not necessarily indicative of understanding adolescent parenting concepts. Discussion of contraception is important, but it is not the first and only topic of teaching necessary for new adolescent parents.

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