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altibaby

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All of the following adolescents are in the emergency room for treatment. Which adolescent would be an emancipated minor?
 
  1. The 15-year-old adolescent who disagrees with the parents in regard to the medical plan of care
  2. The 14-year-old adolescent who understands the risks and benefits of treatment
  3. The 17-year-old adolescent who is self-supporting and maintains her own apartment
  4. The 16-year-old adolescent who ran away from home and is living with a friend

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a child on bed rest who has severe edema in a left lower leg due to blocked lymphatic drainage. Which nursing diagnosis would take priority?
 
  1. Risk for impaired skin integrity
  2. Risk for altered body image
  3. Risk for imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
  4. Risk for activity intolerance



lorealeza

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Emancipated minors are not designated only when the parents and child have a disagreement but when the minor becomes solely responsible for all aspects of her life.
Rationale 2: Emancipated minors have more knowledge than just understanding. They are solely responsible for themselves and can give informed consent.
Rationale 3: Emancipated minors are economically self-supporting adolescents under 18 years of age, no longer living at home, and not subject to parental control. They can legally give informed consent for themselves.
Rationale 4: Emancipated minors are not declared as such only when there is a conflict of interest between the child and parents. Emancipated minors have sole responsibility for all aspects of their life.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The highest-priority problem is skin integrity.
Rationale 2: Body image would not take priority over the integrity of the skin for this scenario.
Rationale 3: Nutrition would not take priority over the integrity of the skin for this scenario.
Rationale 4: Activity intolerance would not take priority over the integrity of the skin for this scenario.
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