Identify nursing actions that relate to three of the core family processes of communication, caregiving and cathexis
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
Examples of answers:
Communication: Family meeting to resolve family conflict.
Caregiving: Complete family caregiving strain index to assess caregiving.
Cathexis: Assess chronic sorrow.
Rationale:
Family meetings can help resolve family conflict through focusing on family core processes of communication.
Completing family caregiving strain index assesses the family core process of caregiving.
Assessing chronic sorrow addresses the family core processes of cathexis.
You might also like to view...
Order: Gentamicin 90 mg IV q8h for a l3-year-old child who weighs 38 kg. The recommended children's dosage is 2 to 2.5 mg/kg q8h. Dilute the medication to 75 mL in a Buretrol and administer over 40 minutes. The administration set is a microdrip
Calculate the drops/minute (gtt/min) and determine if it is a safe dosage. _____ a. Hold and clarify orderâ€"overdose b. 113 c. 56 d. 75
The nurse is teaching discipline strategies to the parents of a 4-year-old boy. Which response by the parents indicates a need for more teaching?
A) "We should remove temptations that lead to bad behavior.". B) "We need to explain how we expect him to behave.". C) "We should tell him we get angry when he's bad.". D) "We must praise the child for good behavior.".
An infant weighs 14.3 lbs. What is the lower per dose dosage for this infant?
What will be an ideal response?
A patient comes to the emergency department with thermal burns to the left arm and shoulder. Which finding requires immediate attention by the nurse?
1. Complaint of excessive thirst 2. Loss of range of motion to the affected side 3. Pain rating of 8 on a 1 to 10 scale 4. Presence of coughing and hoarseness