Concepts
Promoting the involvement of the child and caregivers as members of the health care
team - AnswerA nurse is employed at a facility that practices family-centered care.
The nurse understands that the primary focus of this type of care includes which action?
Ready access to the poison control center's number
Proper use of child car seats
Use of household safety devices - AnswerA nurse is providing injury prevention
guidance to the caregivers of a 3-year-old. Which instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? Select all that apply.
Teaching parents to prevent injury - AnswerThe nurse is providing health promotion
education in a health care provider's office. Which information provided by the nurse is
considered anticipatory guidance?
Coordinate care through the father - AnswerA nurse is caring for an Arab-American
child in an acute care facility. The nurse observes that the family follows traditional
Arab-American cultural values. Which approach should the nurse consider when
providing care?
All anticipatory guidance - AnswerWhich items are considered anticipatory guidance
that should be taught to caregivers?
Taking the child for scheduled vaccines
Taking the child for cognitive skills screening
Training the child to use the toilet for urination - AnswerThe nurse is teaching health
promotion guidelines to the mother of a 2-year-old child. Which actions of the mother
indicate effective learning? Select all that apply.
Feeding the infant cow's milk - AnswerA nurse is teaching health promotion
interventions to a caregiver of an 11-month-old infant. Which activity by the caregiver
indicates the need for further teaching?
"It is okay to give my baby juice at least once a day." - AnswerThe nurse teaches the
parents of a bottle-feeding infant about interventions to help prevent tooth decay. During
the follow-up visit, the nurse finds the parents need additional teaching. Which
statement by the parents supports the nurse's conclusion?
"I get irritated and angry whenever someone imposes rules on me." - AnswerWhich
statement by an adolescent supports the nurse's conclusion that the caregivers follow
permissive parenting?