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mynx

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A mother brings her 9-month-old son to the emergency department because he stopped breathing at home. She demands that he receive a full diagnostic work-up.
 
  When asked for the name of her pediatrician, she states she has not found one she is satisfied with. The nurse suspects: a. Projection
  b. Malingering
  c. Conversion disorder
  d. Munchausen's syndrome by proxy

Question 2

The psychiatrist asks the nurse to perform a procedure that she is not familiar with, and the nurse is unsure whether this is something within the scope of practice. Where can the nurse find the answer to her question?
 
  a. National nurse practice act
  b. State nurse practice act
  c. Regional nurse practice act
  d. Community nurse practice act



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Answer to Question 1

D
Factitious disorder by proxy (Munchausen's syndrome by proxy) most often involves a caregiver who induces signs of illness in a child and presents the child for medical care. Diagnosis is difficult because offenders commonly remove their victims as soon as the disorder is suspected.

Answer to Question 2

B
Each state's board of nursing determines the scope of practice in that state through a series of regulations that are called nurse practice acts. It is the nurse's responsibility to know his or her scope of practice. The other options do not exist.



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