Antepartum Complication

1. A pregnant woman in her third trimester comes to the antepartum clinical for the first time. During her assessment you suspect that she abuses heroin.

· How do you think you would feel?

· Would these feelings affect your ability to care for this patient? Why?

2. Over the past several years, stories about women, including celebrities, experiencing postpartum depression and psychosis have been in the news. 

· What do you think has been the most significant effect of these stories?

· How do you see the nurse’s role in postpartum depression, patient education, screening, identification and community awareness?

3. Imagine that you are caring for a critically ill preterm newborn in the NICU. The newborn has developed numerous complications and the prognosis is quite poor. The parents are adamant about wanting everything done to save the newborn.

· What do you think your reaction to the situation would be?

· What factors might affect your reaction?