When planning care for children, the nurse knows which of the following factors has the largest impact but is not able to be altered to influence the growth and development of children?
A) Environment
B) Genetics
C) Socialization
D) Family
B
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She says she might as well eat what she wants, because there is nothing she can do to help herself. Based on the patient's response, which nursing diagnosis does the nurse identify? a. Noncompliance, risk for, related to feelings of anger b. Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirements, related to knowledge deficit c. Anticipatory grieving, related to actual and perceived losses d. Ineffective coping, related to sense of powerlessness
After taking a learning styles inventory, the student was informed that his preferred learning style is by concrete experience. Understanding this, the student, who is trying to study for a skills test, may benefit most from which of the following?
a. Purchasing an audiotape and listening to it in the car b. Making time to view the DVD that accompanies the text c. Borrowing the class notes from another student and rewriting them d. Arranging to spend time in the laboratory practicing the skill
A nurse is caring for a child who recently was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). The major goals of therapy for this child will include:
1. Curing the underlying defect. 2. Increasing the child's IQ level. 3. Promoting optimal development. 4. Reversing the degenerative processes that have occurred.
A client is recovering from a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and is receiving gastrostomy tube feedings. He is placed on aspiration precautions. What independent nursing action can the nurse implement?
a. Thicken the feedings with cereal. b. Warm the formula. c. Advance the feeding tube into the duodenum. d. Elevate the head of the bed.