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The nurse is working with a group of older children and adolescents who have diabetes. The nurse wants to explore the feelings of the children and encourage them to wear a MedicAlert bracelet and carry hard candy.
 
  The nurse will probably have the greatest success in getting the children to talk about feelings and to comply with the bracelet and candy if the nurse uses which of the following approaches? a. Tell the story in the third person, using the case of another girl unknown to the group to get the points across.
  b. Contract with the children in writing what the nurse is expected to do and what the children are expected to do.
  c. Use behavior modification, rewarding the children with candy if they comply and having consequences if they do not.
  d. Have a contest to see who can comply the fastest and the longest in wearing the bracelet and carrying candy.

Question 2

A child has a total Glasgow score of 6 and a motor score of 2 . The nurse realizes that this child has which of the following types of head injury in terms of severity?
 
  a. mild c. normal
  b. moderate d. severe



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Answer to Question 1

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A Correct. Another third-party approach used with older children and adolescents is to attribute feelings or thoughts to other children.
B Incorrect. A contract in writing is far too direct, and will not probably have the greatest success in getting the children to talk about feelings and to comply with wearing a MedicAlert bracelet and carrying hard candy
C Incorrect. Using behavior modification, especially rewarding the children with candy is out of place in teaching about diabetes.
D Incorrect. Having a contest will not probably have the greatest success in getting the children to talk about feelings and to comply with wearing a MedicAlert bracelet and carrying hard candy.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. A child with a total Glasgow score from 13 to 15 or a motor score of 6 has a mild head injury.
B Incorrect. A child with a total Glasgow score from 9 to 12 or a motor score from 4 to 5 has a moderate head injury.
C Incorrect. A normal Glasgow score is a total of 15 with a motor score of 6 .
D Correct. A child with a total Glasgow score of 6 or a motor score of 2 has a severe head injury.





 

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