The nurse caring for a postpartum client would consider the nursing diagnosis of ineffective coping when the client demonstrates which behavior?
A)Reading material on care of a newborn
B)Lying in bed, lights dim, and refusing to spend time with the baby
C)Cuddling the new infant
D)Talking with friends and family on the phone

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A)The postpartum client who is lying in bed in a darkened room and not wanting to spend time with the new baby is demonstrating signs of ineffective coping. The other behaviors would not indicate ineffective copying but rather effective coping.
B)The postpartum client who is lying in bed in a darkened room and not wanting to spend time with the new baby is demonstrating signs of ineffective coping. The other behaviors would not indicate ineffective copying but rather effective coping.
C)The postpartum client who is lying in bed in a darkened room and not wanting to spend time with the new baby is demonstrating signs of ineffective coping. The other behaviors would not indicate ineffective copying but rather effective coping.
D)The postpartum client who is lying in bed in a darkened room and not wanting to spend time with the new baby is demonstrating signs of ineffective coping. The other behaviors would not indicate ineffective copying but rather effective coping.

The Nurse Caring for a Postpartum Client Would Consider the Nursing