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A community health nurse makes a home visit to a disabled 13 year old client who has a 6
month of infant sister. The infant lies quietly in her crib and rarely smiles or vocalizes; it
appears that she barely meets her basic needs. Which is the nurse's most appropriate action.
1. advise the parents that the infant will be delated developmentally if not stimulated
2. Ask the disabled client to spend more time playing with the sister
3. encourage purchasing toys that are appropriate for the infants age level
4. Determine whether there is anyone who can help with chores and the infants care
4. Determine whether there is anyone who can help with chores and the infants care
A toddler presents in the emergency department with an infected wound. The child's mother
states, "I don't have time to take care of this." A review of the child's medical record indicates
that each appointment related to the wound was cancelled. Which would the nurse suspect
based on the current data?
1. Physical abuse
2. Physical negelct
3. Emotional negelct
4. Psychologic abuse
2. Physical neglect
Physical neglect involves the deprivation of necessitates such as food, clothing shelter
supervision, medical care and education.
The nurse plans to teach daily living activities to a developmentally disabled 3-year-old child.
Which activity would the nurse plan to teach the child first?
,1. dressing
2. toileting
3.self-feeding
4.hair combing
3. Self-feeding
according to principles of growth and the development of skills, feeding is taught first.
Which parent education would the nurse provide the parents caring for their infant with
cerebral palsy
1. Focus on cognitive rather than motor skills
2. Maintain immobility of the limbs with splints
3. preserve muscle tone to prevent joint contractures
4. Continue to offer a special formula to limit gagging
3. preserve muscle tone to prevent joint contractures
Children with cerebral palsy are especially prone to muscle tone disorder including spasticity,
which can lead to joint contractures. The therapy program must be balanced to promote
progress in all areas of growth and development
The nurse anticipates that the family of a child with cerebral palsy is at risk for difficult
parenting issues. Which would the nurse conclude is the probably basis of this difficulty.
1. Lack of social support
2. Unrealistic expectations
3. Loss of the expected healthy child
4. Having a child with cognitive impairments
3. Loss of the expected healthy child
, All parents initially grieve over the loss of a healthy child, what could have been and what may
never be.
Whihc would the nurse determine before preparing a child with cerebral palsy for crutch
walking?
1. Weight-bearing ability of the child's four extremities
2. The power in the child's trunk to drag the forward when the child is erect
3. Whether the child's circulation can tolerate the body being placed in an erect position
4. The ability of the child's shoulder girdle to support the body's weight when it leaves the
floor
1. Weight-bearing ability of the child's four extremities
the choice of gait based on the weight bearing capabilities of each of the four extremities.
Assessment of extremities takes priority over the assessment of the trunk. The child with CP
uses upper extremity strength for crutch control and lower extremity strength to facilitate
some movement
Which characteristic is most common to those living in poverty?
1. Open expression of anger
2. long-term feeling of powerlessness
3. Willingness to postpone gratification
4. Compliance with the health recommendations
2. long-term feeling of powerlessness
People living in poverty feel powerless because they do not have the buying power or social
status to effect change.
Which statement of the client would the nurse consider to be a self-esteem need based on
Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
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A community health nurse makes a home visit to a disabled 13 year old client who has a 6
month of infant sister. The infant lies quietly in her crib and rarely smiles or vocalizes; it
appears that she barely meets her basic needs. Which is the nurse's most appropriate action.
1. advise the parents that the infant will be delated developmentally if not stimulated
2. Ask the disabled client to spend more time playing with the sister
3. encourage purchasing toys that are appropriate for the infants age level
4. Determine whether there is anyone who can help with chores and the infants care
4. Determine whether there is anyone who can help with chores and the infants care
A toddler presents in the emergency department with an infected wound. The child's mother
states, "I don't have time to take care of this." A review of the child's medical record indicates
that each appointment related to the wound was cancelled. Which would the nurse suspect
based on the current data?
1. Physical abuse
2. Physical negelct
3. Emotional negelct
4. Psychologic abuse
2. Physical neglect
Physical neglect involves the deprivation of necessitates such as food, clothing shelter
supervision, medical care and education.
The nurse plans to teach daily living activities to a developmentally disabled 3-year-old child.
Which activity would the nurse plan to teach the child first?
,1. dressing
2. toileting
3.self-feeding
4.hair combing
3. Self-feeding
according to principles of growth and the development of skills, feeding is taught first.
Which parent education would the nurse provide the parents caring for their infant with
cerebral palsy
1. Focus on cognitive rather than motor skills
2. Maintain immobility of the limbs with splints
3. preserve muscle tone to prevent joint contractures
4. Continue to offer a special formula to limit gagging
3. preserve muscle tone to prevent joint contractures
Children with cerebral palsy are especially prone to muscle tone disorder including spasticity,
which can lead to joint contractures. The therapy program must be balanced to promote
progress in all areas of growth and development
The nurse anticipates that the family of a child with cerebral palsy is at risk for difficult
parenting issues. Which would the nurse conclude is the probably basis of this difficulty.
1. Lack of social support
2. Unrealistic expectations
3. Loss of the expected healthy child
4. Having a child with cognitive impairments
3. Loss of the expected healthy child
, All parents initially grieve over the loss of a healthy child, what could have been and what may
never be.
Whihc would the nurse determine before preparing a child with cerebral palsy for crutch
walking?
1. Weight-bearing ability of the child's four extremities
2. The power in the child's trunk to drag the forward when the child is erect
3. Whether the child's circulation can tolerate the body being placed in an erect position
4. The ability of the child's shoulder girdle to support the body's weight when it leaves the
floor
1. Weight-bearing ability of the child's four extremities
the choice of gait based on the weight bearing capabilities of each of the four extremities.
Assessment of extremities takes priority over the assessment of the trunk. The child with CP
uses upper extremity strength for crutch control and lower extremity strength to facilitate
some movement
Which characteristic is most common to those living in poverty?
1. Open expression of anger
2. long-term feeling of powerlessness
3. Willingness to postpone gratification
4. Compliance with the health recommendations
2. long-term feeling of powerlessness
People living in poverty feel powerless because they do not have the buying power or social
status to effect change.
Which statement of the client would the nurse consider to be a self-esteem need based on
Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
