The nurse assessing a child or adolescent with a diagnosis of ...

[SGallaher96]

The nurse assessing a child or adolescent with a diagnosis of dysthymic disorder (DD) will find which of the following symptoms?
 
  a. a depressed or irritable mood for most of the day, on most days, for 2 or more years, and low energy or fatigue
  b. severe shaking of the hands then trying to hold a glass of water or other object
  c. a depression that is deeper, more acute, and more likely to lead to suicide than major depressive disorder
  d. labile mood and hyperactive thyroid with an increase in circulating thyroid hormones and associated symptoms

Question 2

Which of the following groups of children are susceptible to infections from staphylococci and Escherichia coli?
 
  a. adolescents c. toddlers
  b. preschoolers d. newborns

[manuelcastillo]

Answer to Question 1

A

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A Correct: A child or adolescent with a diagnosis of dysthymic disorder (DD) will exhibit a depressed or irritable mood for most of the day, on most days, for 2 or more years, and low energy or fatigue.
B Incorrect: These are not symptoms of DD.
C Incorrect: DD consists of a persistent long-term depressed mood that is less intense but more chaotic than in MDD. Children with DD are not more likely to attempt or commit suicide than those with MDD.
D Incorrect: This is a false statement.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. Adolescents are not susceptible to invasive infection by bacterial organisms such as staphylococci and Escherichia coli.
B Incorrect. Preschoolers are not susceptible to invasive infection by bacterial organisms such as staphylococci and Escherichia coli.
C Incorrect. Toddlers are not susceptible to invasive infection by bacterial organisms such as staphylococci and Escherichia coli.
D Correct. Newborns are susceptible to invasive infection by bacterial organisms such as staphylococci and Escherichia coli.