A nurse is working with an overweight pediatric client. Of the ...

[Caiter2013]

A nurse is working with an overweight pediatric client. Of the six diseases targeted by the Strategic Plan to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities (National Institutes of Health, 2002), which ones would the nurse need to be aware of as
 
  having roots in pediatric obesity? (Select all that apply.) 1. Asthma
  2. Diabetes
  3. Infant mortality
  4. Cardiovascular disease

Question 2

The camp nurse is assessing a group of children attending summer camp. Which child will be most likely to have problems perceiving a sense of belonging?
 
  1. The child whose parents divorced recently
  2. The child recently placed into foster care
  3. The child whose mother remarried and who gained a stepparent recently
  4. The child adopted as an infant

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Answer to Question 1

2, 4
Rationale:
1. Asthma is not targeted as one of the disease having roots in pediatric obesity.
2. Conditions such as diabetes have higher morbidity rates in certain cultural groups due to the high rate of obesity among the children of these groups.
3. Infant mortality is not significantly correlated to obesity.
4. Conditions such as cardiovascular disease have higher morbidity rates in certain cultural groups due to the high rate of obesity among the children of these groups.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale 1: Children whose parents divorce often fear abandonment.
Rationale 2: Children in foster care are more likely to have problems perceiving a sense of belonging.
Rationale 3: Children who gain a stepparent might have problems trusting the new parent.
Rationale 4: Infants who are adopted at birth can have minimal problems with acceptance when parents follow pre-adoption counseling about disclosure.
Global Rationale:

[Caiter2013]

Excellent

[ryhom]

Great answer, keep it coming