A nurse in the antepartum clinic is assessing a client's adaptation to pregnancy. The client states that she is, "happy one minute and crying the next." The nurse should interpret the client's statement as an indication of which of the following?

a. The nurse should recognize and interpret the client's statement as an indication of emotional lability.
b. Many women experience rapid and unpredictable changes in mood during pregnancy.
c. Intense hormonal changes may be responsible for mood changes that occur during pregnancy.
d. Tears and anger alternate with feelings of joy or cheerfulness for little or no reason.

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Answer:

The correct answer is A

a. The nurse should recognize and interpret the client's statement as an indication of emotional lability.

Explanation:

Emotional liability is the fluctuations in moods or mood swings. The emotions in this case are always strong emotions like laughing, crying. At a stage during pregnancy, there is this changes in emotions where the person is either sobbing for no particular reason or just uncontrollable laughter.