When working with parents who have some form of sensory ...

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When working with parents who have some form of sensory impairment, nurses should understand that ________ is an inaccurate statement.
 
  a. One of the major difficulties visually impaired parents experience is the skepticism of health care professionals.
  b. Visually impaired mothers cannot overcome the infant's need for eye-to-eye contact.
  c. The best approach for the nurse is to assess the parents' capabilities rather than focusing on their disabilities.
  d. Technologic advances, including the Internet, can provide deaf parents with a full range of parenting activities and information.

Question 2

Of the many factors that influence parental responses, nurses should be conscious of negative stereotypes that apply to specific patient populations. Which response could be an inappropriate stereotype of adolescent mothers?
 
  a. An adolescent mother's egocentricity and unmet developmental needs interfere with her ability to parent effectively.
  b. An adolescent mother is likely to use less verbal instruction, be less responsive, and interact less positively than other mothers.
  c. Adolescent mothers have a higher documented incidence of child abuse.
  d. Mothers older than 35 often deal with more stress related to work and career issues and decreasing libido.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Other sensory output can be provided by the parent, other people can participate, and other coping devices can be used. The skepticism, open or hidden, of health care professionals places an additional and unneeded hurdle for the parents. After the parents' capabilities have been assessed (including some the nurse may not have expected), the nurse can help find ways to assist the parents that play to their strengths. The Internet affords an extra teaching tool for the deaf, as do videos with subtitles or nurses signing. A number of electronic devices can turn sound into light flashes to help pick up a child's cry. Sign language is readily acquired by young children.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Adolescent mothers are more inclined to have a number of parenting difficulties that benefit from counseling; however, a higher incidence of child abuse is not one of them. Midlife mothers have many competencies, but they are more likely to have to deal with career issues and the accompanying stress.