The nurse is forking with an adolescent client in the hospital. ...

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The nurse is forking with an adolescent client in the hospital. The adolescent requests the caregivers bring some books about puns to the hospital.
 
  He frequently uses puns in conversation and is highly critical about the hospital rules, the caregivers, and many aspects of the world. The caregivers ask the nurse why their adolescent is acting so differently in adolescence compared to then he was younger. The best answer by the nurse would include which of the following statements? a. This is your child's way of dealing with the stress of hospitalization.
  b. Your child has developed the ability to use abstract thinking.
  c. Perhaps some psychological tests might help determine if this is normal.
  d. Setting limits in regard to critical statements often helps stop this behavior.

Question 2

The school nurse is forking with male and female adolescents who fall into two subgroups. One group is having difficulty with maturation and the other group is on a different schedule from the majority of their class.
 
  Which of the following groups of adolescents would the nurse anticipate having more risk for engaging in delinquent behavior, being more vulnerable to eating disorders and depression, and being teased more by peers? a. early maturing females c. late maturing females
  b. early maturing males d. late maturing males

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Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. This is your child's way of dealing with the stress of hospitalization is not the best answer by the nurse concerning the adolescent who expresses criticism and likes to make puns.
B Correct. The best answer by the nurse concerning the adolescent who expresses criticism and likes to make puns, is: Your child has developed the ability to use abstract thinking.
C Incorrect. Perhaps some psychological tests might help determine if this is normal is not the best answer by the nurse concerning the adolescent who expresses criticism and likes to make puns.
D Incorrect. Setting limits in regard to critical statements often helps stop this behavior is not the best answer by the nurse concerning the adolescent who expresses criticism and likes to make puns.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct. The group of early maturing females is more at risk for engaging in delinquent behavior, being more vulnerable to eating disorders and depression, and being teased more by peers.
B Incorrect. The group of early maturing males is less at risk for engaging in delinquent behavior, being more vulnerable to eating disorders and depression, and being teased more by peers.
C Incorrect. The group of late maturing females is less at risk for engaging in delinquent behavior, being more vulnerable to eating disorders and depression, and being teased more by peers.
D Incorrect. The group of late maturing males is less at risk for engaging in delinquent behavior, being more vulnerable to eating disorders and depression, and being teased more by peers.