A child is placed with kinship caregivers in foster care. The ...

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A child is placed with kinship caregivers in foster care. The nurse is aware that kinship caregivers tend to face more challenges than nonkinship caregivers for which of the following reasons? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Kinship caregivers tend to be younger in age.
  b. Kinship caregivers tend to be in poorer health.
  c. Kinship caregivers tend to have lower incomes.
  d. Kinship caregivers tend to have less education.

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a child who is on bed rest to see if the child has edema. If the child has edema, there is the nurse most likely to find it upon assessment?
 
  a. ankles c. periorbital areas
  b. sacral areas d. hands

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Answer to Question 1

B, C, D

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Correct Kinship caregivers tend to be in poorer health than nonkinship caregivers.
Kinship caregivers tend to face more challenges than nonkinship caregivers because they have lower incomes.
Kinship caregivers tend to face more challenges than nonkinship caregivers because they have less education.
Incorrect Kinship caregivers tend to be older in age, rather than younger than nonkinship caregivers.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect: If the child who is on bedrest has edema, the nurse would not most likely find it in the ankles. If the child is ambulatory, dependent edema will be evident in the ankles.
B Correct: The nurse is assessing a child who is on bed rest to see if the child has edema. If the child has edema, the nurse most likely will find it in the sacral area upon assessment.
C Incorrect: If the child who is on bedrest has edema, the nurse would not most likely find it in the periorbital areas. In most cases, edema in children is manifested initially periorbitally or dependently.
D Incorrect: If the child who is on bedrest has edema, the nurse would not most likely find it in the hands.

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