Taylor, an 11-year-old girl, reports feeling tired and sluggish ...

[cherise1989]

Taylor, an 11-year-old girl, reports feeling tired and sluggish around 10 AM each day. She states that she sleeps about 9 to 10 hours each night. The nurse next inquires about Taylor's eating patterns and learns she often skips breakfast.
 
  This is a common practice among older school age children because: a. They often decide breakfast is no longer important
  b. Children have too much time in the morning
  c. Children are not influenced by their peers' behavior
  d. All of the above

Question 2

A child's ability to process the pain of loss will depend most on:
 
  a. the child's intelligence quotient
  b. how verbal the child is
  c. observations of the adult's experiences of loss
  d. emotional maturity

[tuwy]

Answer to Question 1

A
Older children may decide breakfast is not longer important. They also may not have enough time in the morning to eat before school. The decision to skip breakfast may also be influenced by their peers.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Worden does not conclude that a child's ability to process the pain of loss will depend most on the child's intelligence quotient.
B Incorrect. Worden does not conclude that a child's ability to process the pain of loss will depend most on how verbal the child is.
C Correct. Worden's second task of mourning, to experience the pain or emotional aspects of the loss, requires to behaviors and feelings of the child to be recognized and acknowledged. A child's ability to process the pain of loss will be influenced by observing an adult's experience of the loss.
D Incorrect. Worden does not conclude that a child's ability to process the pain of loss will depend most on emotional maturity.

[cherise1989]

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