Children may believe that they are responsible for their parents' divorce and interpret the separation as punishment. At which age is this most likely to occur?
a. 1 year
b. 4 years
c. 8 years
d. 13 years
ANS: B
Preschool-age children are most likely to blame themselves for the divorce. A 4-year-old child will fear abandonment and express bewilderment regarding all human relationships. A 4-year-old child has magical thinking and believes his or her actions cause consequences, such as divorce. For infants, divorce may increase their irritability and interfere with the attachment process, but they are too young to feel responsibility. School-age children will have feelings of deprivation, including the loss of a parent, attention, money, and a secure future. Adolescents are able to disengage themselves from the parental conflict.
You might also like to view...
An astute practitioner recognizes that the dynamic process of nursing includes which possibilities? (Select all that apply.)
a. Engaged stakeholder: speaking up and establishing leadership within the system b. Expert learner: engaging in lifelong learning and synthesizing learning into practice c. Innovation catalyst: developing new technologies and conducting research d. Interprofessional collaborator: being an advocate to promote systems-level change e. Reflective practitioner: reflecting on whether or not new knowledge is relevant
The large, heavy, and older adult patient, post stroke, develops an infected decubitus on the sacrum during the hospital stay. When the patient goes home, about 2 weeks later, the pa-tient returns to the hospital with pneumonia
The distinction between these two infections is which of the following? 1. The decubitus infection was transmitted from other patients on the unit, but the pneumonia was transmitted from a neighbor visiting when the patient was at home. 2. The decubitus and pneumonia are caused by the same host. 3. The decubitus is termed nosocomial and the pneumonia is termed communi-ty-acquired. 4. The decubitus is considered to be caused by protozoa, whereas the pneumonia is termed unpreventable because of the size of the patient.
The nurse caring for a client admitted with a diagnosis of suspected lung cancer might expect to find which of the following on assessment?
A) hemoptysis B) night sweats C) dysphagia D) cyanosis
Which initial statement should an emergency department nurse make to a rape victim?
A) "I'm very sorry this happened to you." B) "You are safe here." C) "You're not to blame." D) "It's not your fault."