The nurse caring for children on a pediatric oncology care area ...

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The nurse caring for children on a pediatric oncology care area delays entering some of the children's rooms unless to provide medication or perform a procedure.
 
  Which stage of the grieving process is influencing this nurse's ability to provide patient care? A) Anger
  B) Denial
  C) Bargaining
  D) Depression

Question 2

During a home visit with a family, the nurse learns that the oldest adolescent son has been arrested for shoplifting and has been skipping school for months.
 
  Which information within the family's health history could help explain this child's behavior? A) Father works out of the home.
  B) Mother works out of the home.
  C) Adolescent did not die as expected as a child.
  D) Parents have other children that need time and attention.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
There is a danger that a nurse who is in a stage of denial may care for children by avoiding going into a child's room unless an important procedure must be done. Nurses who are angry might provide care that is sharp and abrupt. Bargaining is promising to do something in exchange for the child not dying. Nurses who are in the depression stage may be ineffective caregivers because problem solving and decision making becomes a chore.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Parents who engage in anticipatory grief but the child does not die may have problems reversing the feelings. The parents begin to treat the child in a cold, unfeeling way. This child is a vulnerable child or a fragile child and may develop behavioral problems later such as shoplifting. It is unknown if this child's behavior is linked to the mother and father working outside of the home or if the behavior is because of the other children's needs.