During a home visit and assessment of an infant and new mother, the nurse determines that the infant looks healthy. The mother asks several questions and listens attentively. One question she asks is whether the nurse is going to visit her again. Which response would be most appropriate?

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The response about what the client wants to accomplish together represents a mutual approach, giving power to the client and hints at accomplishing things together on subsequent visits. Noting that the infant looks good and that the mother should not have further questions is closed ended and nurse focused and does not promote open communication between the client and the nurse. The option about limiting visits is inaccurate; the nurse has more control over the number of visits than this response implies, unless the visit is part of a special and very limited program. Even then, it would not be phrased this way. The final option about 16 weekly visits followed by a staff nurse sounds overwhelming and unrealistic. Very few clients receive this much service from public health agencies.

During a Home Visit and Assessment of an Infant and New