One of the responsibilities of the new community/public health nurse was to teach parenting classes to high-risk, teenage, single-parent moms.
What might be an effective approach to helping moms deal with their infants' behavior without resorting to physical discipline?
A. Asking the moms to listen carefully to the nurse's suggestions and not accept advice from anyone else
B. Asking the moms to make a contract with them to use the techniques discussed in the parenting classes
C. Asking the moms to talk it over and come to a group consensus as to how to deal with specific problems
D. Pointing out that moms who hurt their infants can be arrested
Question 2
A new community/public health nurse was employed by the agency and told to focus on teenage smoking as the first priority. Knowing how difficult change is, on what should the new nurse focus efforts?
A. Ensuring that smoking is not allowed on school property
B. Establishing community-wide programs on the dangers of smoking
C. Lobbying to pass laws against teenagers' purchase of cigarettes
D. Establishing programs to help adults, especially parents, give up smoking
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