In planning care for a preschool-age child, the nurse knows that ...

[jrubin]

In planning care for a preschool-age child, the nurse knows that which open body postures encourage positive communication? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Leaning away from the preschooler
  b. Frequent eye contact
  c. Hands on hips
  d. Conversing at eye level
  e. Asking the parents to stay in the room

Question 2

With regard to prenatal genetic testing, nurses should be aware that:
 
  a. Maternal serum screening can determine whether a pregnant woman is at risk of carrying a fetus with Down syndrome.
  b. Carrier screening tests look for gene mutations of people already showing symptoms of a disease.
  c. Predisposition testing predicts with near certainty that symptoms will appear.
  d. Presymptomatic testing is used to predict the likelihood of breast cancer.

[alexanderhamilton]

Answer to Question 1

B, D
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Correct Frequent eye contact and conversing at eye level are both open body
postures that encourage positive communication.
Incorrect Leaning away from the child and placing your hands on your hips are both
closed body postures that do not facilitate effective communication.
Asking the parents to stay in the room while the nurse is talking to the
child is helpful but is not an open body posture.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Maternal serum screening identifies the risk for the neural tube defect and the specific chromosome abnormality involved in Down syndrome.
B Carriers of some diseases such as sickle cell disease do not display symptoms.
C Predisposition testing determines susceptibility such as for breast cancer; presymptomatic testing indicates that, if the gene is present, symptoms are certain to appear.
D Predisposition testing determines susceptibility such as for breast cancer; presymptomatic testing indicates that if the gene is present, symptoms are certain to appear.