Schizophrenia in children as young as 5 years:
a. Is a myth
b. Can occur
c. Never occurs
d. Cannot occur
B
Psychotic disorders can occur in children as young as 5 years of age, with causes including genetics, complications during the pregnancy or birth, and biochemical imbalances.
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The nurse is delegating care of a patient with a chronic nonsterile wound to a UAP. The delegation is inappropriate if:
a. the nurse asks the UAP to assess the wound. b. the nurse asks the UAP to report increased wound drainage. c. the nurse asks the UAP to observe changes in dietary intake. d. the nurse asks the UAP to change the dressing.
The mother of a 16-year-old client diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma expresses concern that her son seems to be angry at everyone in the family. How does the nurse respond?
a. "You need to set limits with your son." b. "This is a normal stage in the grieving process." c. "He will be back to normal when he leaves the hospital." d. "This is typical behavior for a teenager."
The nurse would identify which nursing diagnoses as appropriate for a 10-year-old patient just diagnosed with cystic fibrosis? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Ineffective Airway Clearance 2. Anticipatory Grieving 3. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements 4. Mobility, Altered 5. Infection, Risk for
When refeeding patients with protein-energy malnutrition, it is important to limit intake of
a. fluid. b. sodium. c. potassium. d. phosphorus.