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A nurse is assessing a postpartum client who is exhibiting tearfulness, insomnia, lack of appetite and a feeling of let down.
Which of the following conditions are associated with these manifestations?
postpartum fatigue results from the work of labor and does not include tearfulness or feeling of letdown
postpartum psychosis is a severe mental health condition that involves pronounced sadness, disorientation, confusion, paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, and risk of harming oneself or the infant
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Postpartum blues. According to and , postpartum blues is a self-limited syndrome of mood lability, tearfulness, feeling of inadequacies, lack of appetite, sleep pattern disturbances, and feeling of letdown that affects 85-90% of women in the postpartum period
The correct answer is choice D. Postpartum blues. According to and , postpartum blues is a self-limited syndrome of mood lability, tearfulness, feeling of inadequacies, lack of appetite, sleep pattern disturbances, and feeling of letdown that affects 85-90% of women in the postpartum period
Choice A is wrong because postpartum fatigue results from the work of labor and does not include tearfulness or feeling of letdown
Choice B is wrong because postpartum psychosis is a severe mental health condition that involves pronounced sadness, disorientation, confusion, paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, and risk of harming oneself or the infant