CASE STUDY
Short Answer Question
Janette gave birth a few hours ago. Her baby had breathing problems at birth, and he is in the
neonatal intensive care unit. Janette wants to breastfeed her baby, but the nurses say that he is
too sick to breastfeed right now. Janette is very upset. She has strong feelings about breastfeeding
and is disappointed that the doctors and nurses will not let her try to feed him. How can the nurse
promote autonomy for this patient in this situation?