The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers can best preserve ...

[ENagel]

The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers can best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by:
 
  a. telling the parents to let them have their own way once in a while
  b. letting them throw a tantrum as long as they want without stopping it
  c. finding ways to give them some choices of actions and things
  d. writing their preferences on a bedside list or on a wall chart

Question 2

The nurse reminds the parents of an infant with biliary atresia that for best results, the surgical intervention of hepatoportoenterost omy should be performed:
 
  a. Within 60 days of birth
  b. Any time before 2 years of age
  c. When the baby has doubled the birth weight
  d. Before the bilirubin count has risen

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Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers will not best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by telling the parents to let them have their own way once in a while, ut by teaching the parents to find ways to give them some choices of actions and things.
B Incorrect. The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers will not best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by letting them throw a tantrum as long as they want without stopping it, but by teaching the parents to find ways to give them some choices of actions and things.
C Correct. Understanding autonomy in toddlers and the negativism that is part of this task is evident with choices for a toddler. The choices must be age-appropriate and simple.
D Incorrect. The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers will not best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by writing their preferences on a bedside list or on a wall chart.

Answer to Question 2

A
The Kasai procedure (hepatoportoenterost omy) should be performed within 60 days of birth.

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