The nurse is caring for families with vulnerable child syndrome. Which situation would be most likely to predispose the family to this condition?
A) Having a postterm infant
B) Having an infant who is reluctant to feed properly
C) Having a child diagnosed with impetigo at age 10
D) Having a child with juvenile diabetes
Ans: B
"Vulnerable child syndrome" is a clinical state in which the parents' reactions to a serious illness or event in the child's past continue to have long-term psychologically harmful effects on the child and parents for many years. Risk factors for the development of vulnerable child syndrome include preterm birth, congenital anomaly, newborn jaundice, handicapping condition, an accident or illness that the child was not expected to recover from, or crying or feeding problems in the first 5 years of life.
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