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11. A community health nurse is conducting a postpartum home visit. The new mother expresses feelings of sadness, anxiety, and difficulty bonding with her baby, which started two weeks after delivery and are worsening. What is the most appropriate initial assessment?

A. Advise her to get more sleep
B. Screen for postpartum depression and discuss available mental health resources
C. Tell her these feelings are normal and will pass
D. Suggest she ignore her feelings

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  • Advise her to get more sleep
  • Screen for postpartum depression and discuss available mental health resources
  • Tell her these feelings are normal and will pass
  • Suggest she ignore her feelings

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