Author Question: The nurse is working with a custodial father of a preschooler who has become more aggressive in his ... (Read 41 times)

jace · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is working with a custodial father of a preschooler who has become more aggressive in his play. This preschooler's increase in aggression occurred about the time the caregivers divorced.

The nurse will talk to the father about the most probable cause of the escalation in violence, which is: a. watching more television after the divorce
b. a decrease in the gentle influence of the mother
c. confusion and acting out feelings of confusion
d. an increase in the more masculine influence of the father

Question 2

Which of the following factors is not necessary to review when obtaining informed consent?

a. risks of the procedure c. alternatives to the procedure
b. benefits of the procedure d. cost of the procedure

parker125 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. Asking about the preschooler's increase in aggression, the nurse would not most likely talk to the father about linking the escalation in violence to watching more television after the divorce.
B Incorrect. Asking about the preschooler's increase in aggression, the nurse would not most likely talk to the father about linking the escalation in violence to a decrease in the gentle influence of the mother.
C Correct. Preschoolers may experience nightmares or sleep disturbances and their play may become more aggressive as they attempt to act out their feelings of confusion during the time of a divorce.
D Incorrect. Asking about the preschooler's increase in aggression, the nurse would not most likely talk to the father about linking the escalation in violence to an increase in the more masculine influence of the father.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect: Informed consent must include the nature of the procedure, the risks and hazards of the procedure, the alternatives to the procedure, and the benefits of the procedure. Risks of the procedure is a factor that must be reviewed.
B Incorrect: The benefits of the procedure are one of the factors that must be reviewed when obtaining informed consent.
C Incorrect: Alternatives to the procedure are one of the factors that must be reviewed when obtaining informed consent.
D Correct: The cost of the procedure is not a necessary factor to review when obtaining informed consent.