Which of the following questions or statements is most important ...

[lindiwe]

Which of the following questions or statements is most important during the health history interview of the family seeking care for a toddler?
 
  a. What does your child prefer to eat?
  b. When did your child say the first word?
  c. Tell me about the toilet training and how that is going.
  d. Tell me how you have childproofed your home.

Question 2

Parents are describing for the nurse the sleeping patterns of their child with autism. Which of the following statements would match the typical sleep pattern of a child with autism?
 
  a. He sleeps all the time with very little waking time.
  b. He sleeps soundly at night for 10 to 12 hours.
  c. He sleeps very little and is up at night and always on the go.
  d. He is a light sleeper but sleeps all night if the room is very quiet and dark.

[ghepp]

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect. During the health history interview of the family seeking care for a toddler, the question What does your child prefer to eat? is not among the most important.
B Incorrect. During the health history interview of the family seeking care for a toddler, the question When did your child say the first word? is not among the most important.
C Incorrect. During the health history interview of the family seeking care for a toddler, the question Tell me about the toilet training and how that is going. is not among the most important.
D Correct. During the health history interview of the family seeking care for a toddler, a most important question is: Tell me how you have childproofed your home.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Sleeping all the time with very little waking time is not a typical sleep pattern in the autistic child.
B Incorrect. Sleeping soundly at night for 10 to 12 hours is not a typical sleep pattern in the autistic child.
C Correct. The typical sleep pattern of a child with autism is that he sleeps very little and is up at night and always on the go.
D Incorrect.The typical sleep pattern of a child with autism is not that he is a light sleeper but sleeps all night if the room is very quiet and dark.