A mother shares with the pediatric nurse that her 3-year-old has started thumb sucking and bed-wetting again after about a year of not engaging in these behaviors. The pediatric nurse notices the child clinging to the mother
Based on the child's behaviors, the pediatric nurse would in the assessment phase most need to ask the mother: a. "Has there been any loss or change in your lives such as separation, divorce, or relocation?"
b. "Are you rewarding your child whenever she urinates in the potty or does not suck her thumb?"
c. "Has your child been sick or had a contagious disease, fever, diarrhea, or vomiting?"
d. "Has your child been getting enough attention from you in the past few weeks?"
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A Correct. In regards to divorce, preschoolers sensing conflict tend to feel confused and bewildered. They perceive divorce as one parent leaving. They often assume that this is their fault. They next fear abandonment by the remaining parent, leading to becoming clinging. They may lose any independence recently acquired, may regress to wetting the bed, thumb sucking, even bottle feeding.
B Incorrect. Hearing from a mother that her 3-year-old has started thumb sucking and bed-wetting again after about a year of not engaging in these behaviors, the pediatric nurse would not most need to ask the mother: "Are you rewarding your child whenever she urinates in the potty or does not suck her thumb?"
C Incorrect. Hearing from a mother that her 3-year-old has started thumb sucking and bed-wetting again after about a year of not engaging in these behaviors, the pediatric nurse would not most need to ask the mother: "Has your child been sick or had a contagious disease, fever, diarrhea, or vomiting?"
D Incorrect. Hearing from a mother that her 3-year-old has started thumb sucking and bed-wetting again after about a year of not engaging in these behaviors, the pediatric nurse would not most need to ask the mother: "Has your child been getting enough attention from you in the past few weeks?"
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