Pharmacology 3rd Edition by Michael Adams , Carol Urban

Exercise 4

You are caring for Irina, an 18-year-old mother of a 6-month-old baby boy. She confides in you that she has experienced postpartum depression since her child was born. She tries to take care of herselfbut just does not feel very good most of the time. Her husband insists that she continue breast-feeding, but she is now having doubll. After a lengthy discussion Irina states, "The only time I feel good is when I smoke a 'joint' (marijuana) before feeding my son."
How should the nurse respond to Irina?