Author Question: Caitlin is 5 years old. In addition to assessing her height and weight, you also assess her ... (Read 33 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Caitlin is 5 years old. In addition to assessing her height and weight, you also assess her psychosocial development. According to Erikson's developmental theory, her current stage would be:

a. Phallic-oedipal stageB. Speech and conscious needC. Perceptual
D. Initiative vs guilt

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a child who is on ribavirin. Which of the following people most need to be discouraged from visiting?

a. children c. the very elderly population
b. pregnant health care workers d. anyone who is under stress

isabelt_18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Phallic-oedipal stage is Freud, speech and conscious need is Sullivan, perceptual is Piaget, and initiative vs guilt is Erikson.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. Children are not most in need of discouragement to visit a child who is on ribavirin therapy.
B Correct. Ribavirin may be hazardous to those who come in contact with it, and has been proven to be teratogenic (producing physical defects during pregnancy) in animals. Consequently, it is recommended that pregnant health care providers not care for children on ribavirin therapy.
C Incorrect. The elderly population is not most in need of discouragement to visit a child who is on ribavirin therapy.
D Incorrect. Anyone who is under stress is not most in need of discouragement to visit a child who is on ribavirin therapy.