Problem:
The nurse is caring for a mother who has delivered a stillborn. The mother has expressed a desire to hold the baby but when the nurse enters the room with the baby the mother cries and becomes hysterical. What is the nurse's most important action in this situation? Leave the baby in the room until the mother is ready. Tell the mother you will return with the baby when she is ready. Provide information to the family about counseling for the mother. Provide reassurance to the mother without the baby in the room.