The nurse is caring for a child hospitalized with Reye syndrome ...

[geoffrey]

The nurse is caring for a child hospitalized with Reye syndrome who is in the acute stage of the illness. The nurse would assess the child most carefully for which of the following?
 
  A) Indications of increased intracranial pressure
  B) An increase in the blood glucose level
  C) A decrease in the liver enzymes
  D) A presence of protein in the urine

Question 2

The nurse is counseling a young couple who in 2 months are having their third baby. The nurse uses Von Bertalanffy's (1968) general system theory applied to families to analyze the family structure.
 
  Which of the following best describes the main emphasis of this theory and its application to family dynamics? A) It emphasizes the family as a system with interdependent, interacting parts that endure over time to ensure the survival, continuity, and growth of its components.
  B) It emphasizes the social system of family, such as the organization or structure of the family and how the structure relates to the function.
  C) It emphasizes the developmental stages that all families go through, beginning with marriage; the longitudinal career of the family is also known as the family life cycle.
  D) It addresses the way families respond to stress and how the family copes with the stress as a group and how each individual member copes.

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Answer to Question 1

A
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Reye syndrome is characterized by brain swelling, liver failure, and death in hours if treatment is not initiated. Therefore, increased intracranial pressure could occur. Liver enzyme levels typically increase. Blood glucose levels and protein in the urine are not characteristic of this illness.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Von Bertalanffy emphasizes the family as a system with interdependent, interacting parts that endure over time to ensure the survival, continuity, and growth of its components. Friedman emphasizes the social system of family, such as the organization or structure of the family and how the structure relates to the function. Duvall emphasizes the developmental stages that all families go through, beginning with marriage; the longitudinal career of the family is also known as the family life cycle. The family stress theory addresses the way families respond to stress and how the family copes with the stress as a group and how each individual member copes.

[geoffrey]

Excellent

[amcvicar]

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