Author Question: The school nurse has been asked to begin teaching sex education in the 5th grade. The nurse should ... (Read 117 times)

Marty · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The school nurse has been asked to begin teaching sex education in the 5th grade. The nurse should recognize that

a. Children in 5th grade are too young for sex education.
b. Children should be discouraged from asking too many questions.
c. Correct terminology should be reserved for children who are older.
d. Sex can be presented as a normal part of growth and development.

Question 2

The postpartum patient is about to go home. The nurse includes which of the following subjects in the teaching plan?

1. Puerperal tachycardia
2. Striae and chloasma
3. Diastasis of the recti muscles
4. HELLP syndrome

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

Answer to Question 1

D
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A Fifth graders are usually 10 to 11 years old. This age is not too young to speak
about physiologic changes in their bodies.
B They should be encouraged to ask questions.
C Preadolescents need precise and concrete information.
D When sexual information is presented to school-age children, sex should be
treated as a normal part of growth and development.

Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale:
1. Puerperal tachycardia might indicate a complication because pulse rates normally slow after birth; therefore, this is something the nurse assesses for, and not something that is taught to the patient at discharge.
2. Striae and chloasma are normal skin changes in the pregnant woman.
3. Diastasis of the recti muscles can be improved with abdominal tightening exercises, best taught when the mother is receptive to instruction during the postpartum assessment.
4. HELLP syndrome is a medical condition based on abnormal lab values.