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jwb375 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

In learning about Duvall's life-cycle stages ascribed to traditional families, the nursing student recognizes that developmental tasks of each stage include which of the following? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect

choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Adjusting to new roles as mother and father
2. Working out authority and socialization roles with the school
3. Becoming a single parent with custodial responsibilities
4. Becoming a couple and dating
5. Adjusting to the loss of a spouse

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a patient in the third trimester of pregnancy. What physiologic changes in the patient are expected? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

1. The patient's chest circumference has increased by 5 cm during the pregnancy.
2. The patient has a narrowed subcostal angle.
3. The patient is using thoracic breathing.
4. The patient has a respiratory rate of 30.
5. The patient has a productive cough.

anyusername12131 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 5
Explanation: 1. Adjusting to new roles as mother and father occurs in Stage II, which describes childbearing families with infants.
2. Working out authority and socialization roles with schools occurs in Stage IV, which describes families with school-age children.
5. Stage VIII includes adjusting to the loss of a spouse.

Answer to Question 2

1,3
Rationale 1: As the fetus grows, the lower rib cage expands, leading to an increased chest circumference.
Rationale 2: As the fetus grows, the lower rib cage expands, leading to a widened subcostal.
Rationale 3: Thoracic breathing is one mechanism that facilitates increased oxygen intake.
Rationale 4: The respiratory rate will increase slightly, but 30 breaths per minute is tachypnea.
Rationale 5: A productive cough is never a normal finding.