A 7-year-old client has pervasive developmental disorder and ...

[tsand2]

A 7-year-old client has pervasive developmental disorder and requires constant supervision from his parents. Which suggestion for recreational activities made by the nurse would be most sup-portive of the parents as they cope with the child's illness?
 
  1. Plan a picnic or other activities to include the entire family.
  2. Arrange for someone to stay with the client so the parents can go out together.
  3. Plan activities on different week nights and take turns staying with the client.
  4. Get involved in activities that provide child care services.

Question 2

Which nursing diagnosis explains the primary reason many clients with severe and persistent mental illness attain goals while hospitalized but manifest problematic behaviors when discharged to community placements?
 
  1. Lack of adequate supervision related to inadequate community financing
  2. Noncompliance with medications related to unacceptable side effects
  3. Impaired judgment related to psychiatric symptoms
  4. Interrupted family processes related to fear

[honnalora]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
The parents need time together as a couple without other family members and without the re-sponsibility of the client's care. None of the other options provides time together without others present.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Medication noncompliance leads to recurrence of psychiatric symptoms and problematic behav-iors. A major factor in medication noncompliance is the unacceptability of side effects to the cli-ent. Options 1 and 3 are not NANDA diagnoses. Option 4 is not a primary reason for the phe-nomenon in question.

[tsand2]

Thank you

[honnalora]

Happy to help you