Discuss some of the emotional issues Z.O.'s parents will experience during the immediate
postoperative period.
What will be an ideal response?
The presence of a life-threatening illness evokes a family crisis. Some of the issues the parents
might deal with include shock and disbelief, anger, guilt, deprivation and loss, anticipatory grieving,
readjustment, and mourning.
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a. Assist the patient to ambulate in the hall. b. Insert a rectal tube to remove retained flatus. c. Administer an enema to stimulate peristalsis. d. Encourage oral intake of fluids and high-fiber foods.
The nurse is beginning an assessment to determine a couple's chances of having offspring with genetic anomalies. What should the nurse include in this assessment? (Select all that apply.)
A) Age of the female member of the couple B) Diseases in the family that span three generations C) Ethnic background of both members of the couple D) Minimal expression of a previously undiagnosed disorder E) Employment status of the male member of the couple
In Freudian theory the component of the personality that emerges when the child internalizes values, roles, and morals is called the:
a. superego c. id b. ego d. anti-Narcissus
Hepatitis A is spread by:
a. Airborne droplets b. Blood c. The fecal-oral route d. Direct contact