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ts19998

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A family caring for a child with a chronic health condition has rearranged and continues to rearrange their life schedule and routine.
 
  This is an attempt to make life better for the child and the family and to keep important aspects of the pre-illness lifestyle. The strategies used by the family are referred to as: a. resorting c. organization
  b. management d. normalization

Question 2

When the parents of a child with nephrosis ask the nurse how long the prednisone therapy will continue, the nurse bases the response on the knowledge that steroid therapy will continue:
 
  a. For the rest of the child's life
  b. For up to 3 weeks
  c. Until the urine is free of protein
  d. Until the edema disappears


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Swizqar

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A Incorrect: The strategies used by this family are not referred to as resorting.
B Incorrect: The strategies used by this family are not referred to as management. Although the caregivers must learn management skills, this option is not an appropriate description of the strategies used by this family.
C Incorrect: The strategies used by this family are not referred to as organization.
D Correct: The strategies used by this family are referred to as normalization. This term is defined as cognitive and behavioral strategies used by the family in order to view itself as normal.

Answer to Question 2

C
Steroid therapy will continue until the child's urine has been free of protein for a specified period of time.


ts19998

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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