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mia · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The school nurse is working with children from various cultures. The nurse notices that one of the foreign-born students seems to be silent and avoids eye contact with the principal, teachers, and other adults.

The nurse decides to do further assessment before reaching a conclusion about the cause of this behavior. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the silence and avoiding eye contact? a. one of the depressive disorders c. poor English language skills
b. low self-esteem d. cultural norms

Question 2

Caregivers could best reduce the number of infections that infants have by:

a. taking the infant to the pediatrician's office whenever the infant has a fever, diarrhea, or nasal discharge
b. washing hands frequently, not kissing the infants' hands, and washing all objects that go into a baby's mouth
c. limiting the number of people who visit the home and not letting other people pick up and hold the baby
d. starting medication sooner whenever the infant has a fever or any other symptoms of infection

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

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect: A depressive disorders is not the most likely cause of the silence and avoiding eye contact in a foreign-born child.
B Incorrect: Children with low self-esteem may tend to be silent and avoid eye contact; however, this student is foreign-born.
C Incorrect: Poor English language skills are not the most likely cause of the silence and avoiding eye contact.
D Correct: Children from many cultures are encouraged to be silent and to avoid direct eye contact then in the presence of authority figures. These behaviors can easily be misinterpreted as indicators of depression.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. Taking the infant to the pediatrician's office whenever the infant has a fever, diarrhea, or nasal discharge is in reaction to an infection, not to prevention.
B Correct. Caregivers could best reduce the number of infections that infants have by washing hands frequently, not kissing the infants' hands, and washing all objects that go into a baby's mouth.
C Incorrect. Limiting the number of people who visit the home and not letting other people pick up and hold the baby is not the best means to reduce the number of infections that infants have.
D Incorrect. Starting medication sooner whenever the infant has a fever or any other symptoms of infection is in reaction to an infection, not to prevention.