Society tends to minimize perinatal loss because of the prevailing belief that there are no barriers to getting pregnant and the expectation that once a woman is pregnant, a healthy, live infant will result. Is this statement true or false?
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Because of these perceptions, grieving parents often do not receive the support they need,
and society often allows much too short a time for mothers to grieve (and even less for
fathers).
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A) Hair loss B) Metallic taste C) Fatigue D) Increased appetite
A community mental health nurse is assigned to investigate the frequent school absences of an 11-year-old child. The nurse finds the child home alone, caring for his 1- and 3-year-old siblings
The house is cluttered and dirty, and both parents are at work. The child tells the nurse that whenever his mother is called to work at her part-time job, he must watch the kids because the family cannot afford a babysitter. Based on the information obtained thus far, what preliminary assessment can be made? a. The child is coping well with a difficult situation. b. The child and his siblings are experiencing neglect. c. The children are at high risk for sexual abuse. d. The children are experiencing physical abuse.
Following a lumbar puncture of a 2-year-old, the nurse:
a. keeps the child flat for several hours. b. allows the child to play at will. c. holds the child in a flexed position for 5 minutes. d. stands the child upright immediately.
A 30-month-old boy with acute bronchitis and respiratory distress is admitted to the pediatric unit for croup (mist tent treatment)
Choose the intervention by the nurse that is developmentally most appropriate when the child refuses to stay in the tent. a. Take away his favorite toy until he de-cides to remain in the tent. b. Tell him a story about how a little boy died because he did not stay in the tent. c. Medicate him with a sedative to reduce anxiety and calm him. d. Instruct his mother to play a board game with him while sitting in the tent.