A mother reports that her adolescent is always late. The mother ...

[fahad]

A mother reports that her adolescent is always late. The mother states,She was born late and has been late every day of her life. Which response should the nurse make to this mother?
 
  1. You need to establish specific timeframes for your adolescent and be certain she adheres to them.
  2. You should not expect youradolescent to be an on-time' individual unless you set specific alarms and then reinforce the value of being on-time'.
  3. Just let it go for now. Teachersand in the future,employers,will be the best people to help her be
  on-time'.
  4. You have a major problem. Theremust be a lot of screaming in your home.

Question 2

An obese adolescent who adamantly denies sexual activity has a positive pregnancy test,which was performed in the adolescent clinic. The appropriate nursing statement to the adolescent is
 
  1. Tell me how you feel about yourbody image.
  2. When was your last menstrualperiod (LMP)?
  3. Let's discuss some activities that youhave done within the past few months that could possibly lead to pregnancy.
  4. Were you involved in a date rape andare you hesitant to speak about it?

[spencer.martell]

Answer to Question 1

Answer:2
Rationale: The best response is to help the mother find a way to help the teen deal with the problem of lateness. The other responses will either create parentchild conflict and/or make assumptions about household communication.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:3
Rationale: The nurse must help the adolescent realize that previous behaviors have led to a positive pregnancy test. The only response by the nurse that will accomplish this goal is for the nurse to ask a direct question in which the nurse and client search for an answer.

[fahad]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[strudel15]

Great answer, keep it coming