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The nurse assessing a young school-aged child finds that the child has the skill of conservation. When the nurse tells the parents that their child has the skill of conservation, they ask what this means.
 
  The nurse explains that conservation is the ability to: a. save objects or money
  b. recycle and take care of the environment
  c. recognize that a change in shape does not mean a change in amount
  d. recognize that actions can move in a reverse as well as forward manner

Question 2

When the nurse is working with a child who has a low platelet count, the nurse will teach the family and the child to avoid which of the following?
 
  a. engaging in contact sports or any activity that has a risk of physical injury
  b. taking daily vitamins with mineral supplements or zinc supplements
  c. herbal teas of any type
  d. leaving the house for any reason



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Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect: Conservation is not related to saving objects or money.
B Incorrect: Conservation is not related to recycling and taking care of the environment.
C Correct: According to Piaget, conservation is the ability to acknowledge that a change in shape does not mean a change in amount.
D Incorrect: This statement is the definition of reversibility.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct. For a child who has a low platelet count, the family and child should be taught to be protected from trauma. Prevention measures include avoiding playing or engaging in contact sports or any activity that has a risk of physical injury.
B Incorrect. Taking daily vitamins with mineral supplements or zinc supplements will not protect the child with a low platelet count from bleeding.
C Incorrect. Herbal teas of any type will not protect the child with a low platelet count from bleeding.
D Incorrect. The child can leave the house. He or she just needs to be protected from trauma.



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