Author Question: The parents of a 14-year-old girl are concerned that their adolescent spends too much time looking ... (Read 74 times)

audie · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The parents of a 14-year-old girl are concerned that their adolescent spends too much time looking in the mirror. Which statement is the most appropriate for the nurse to make?

a. Your teenager needs clearer and stricter limits about her behavior..
b. Your teenager needs more responsibility at home..
c. During adolescence, this behavior is not unusual..
d. The behavior is abnormal and needs further investigation..

Question 2

Which interventions should the nurse perform if a child is having a tonic-clonic seizure? Select all that apply.

a. Place a padded tongue blade in the child's mouth.
b. Place the child in a supine position.
c. Time the seizure.
d. Restrain the child.
e. Stay with the child.
f. Loosen the child's clothing.

nekcihc358 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Narcissistic behavior is normal during this period of development. The teenager is seeking a personal identity. Stricter limits are not an appropriate response for a behavior that is part of normal development. More responsibility at home is not an appropriate response for this situation.

Answer to Question 2

C, E, F
As a seizure begins the nurse should look at his or her watch and time the seizure. The nurse should protect the child from injury by loosening clothing at the neck and turning the child gently onto the side, removing any obstacles in the child's environment. Do not restrain the child or insert any object into the child's mouth.