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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A preschool child asks the nurse if the X-ray will hurt and why he needs an X-ray. The best response by the nurse is:

a. The X-ray is a picture of your tummy to see what makes it hurt. The X-ray will not hurt.
b. I will go get a book that describes the special rays involved in X-rays, the different types of X-rays, and how the film is developed to provide a picture.
c. Let me get someone from X-ray to explain this to you and to take you down to X-ray so you can see all the different equipment.
d. Your health care practitioner will explain this complicated process to you and your caregivers just before you have the X-ray.

Question 2

Standardized tests are one of several factors used to make the diagnosis of mental retardation. The Stanford-Binet is a standardized test of intelligence quotient.

At what measurement on this test (corroborated by other tests as needed) is a child classified as mentally retarded? a. below 70 c. 90 or below
b. 80 or less d. below 100

ApricotDream · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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A Correct. Whenever talking to preschoolers, use simple words that answer the question asked. The best response by the nurse: The X-ray is a picture of your tummy to see what makes it hurt. The X-ray will not hurt.
B Incorrect. The best response by the nurse will not be to go get a book.
C Incorrect. The best response by the nurse will not be to get someone from X-ray to explain or go see the equipment.
D Incorrect. The best response by the nurse will not complicate the question or the answer.

Answer to Question 2

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A Correct. A child with a measured IQ of below 70 on the Stanford-Binet, corroborated by other tests as necessary, is classified as mentally retarded. The mean score on this test is 100.
B Incorrect. A child with a measured IQ of below 70 on the Stanford-Binet, corroborated by other tests as necessary, is classified as mentally retarded.
C Incorrect. A child with a measured IQ of below 70 on the Stanford-Binet, corroborated by other tests as necessary, is classified as mentally retarded.
D Incorrect. A child with a measured IQ of below 70 on the Stanford-Binet, corroborated by other tests as necessary, is classified as mentally retarded.