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Yi-Chen · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A nurse is planning to present a lecture/discussion on health maintenance to adolescents in their high school health class. The nurse will include in the presentation information about which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

1. Limiting refined sugar and high fatintake
2. Including two to three servings ofdairy products daily to enhance bone formation
3. Resources for treatment of eatingdisorders for all adolescents
4. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulinresistance
5. The importance of decreasingcalcium intake once full adult height is achieved

Question 2

An adolescent who recently moved to a new school in a different town presents to an ambulatory care center and describes the following:

I have no friends in my new school, and I no longer want to go to college. I know I will be lonely there,too. Which of these takes priority when speaking with the adolescent?
1. Helping the adolescent realize thevalue of postsecondary education
2. Promoting healthy mental-healthoutcomes
3. Acknowledging the fact that it takesseveral months to make new friends at a new school due to adolescent exclusion behaviors
4. Stressing the importance of remainingin a close parent/child relationship during these stressful times

cascooper22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer:1,2
Rationale: A general presentation should focus on normal expected behaviors for health promotion such as limiting refined-sugar intake and including dairy in the diet.Discussing eating disorders and diabetes mellitus is not appropriate for health-promotion activities.Decreasi ng calcium would not be a recommendation for teenagers.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:2
Rationale: The adolescent is obviously lonely with the move to the new school. The nurse should focus on appropriate coping skills,which will enhance good mental-health outcomes for the child.It would not be appropriate to discuss the importance of a college education at this time,since the adolescent must deal with the loss of friends and developing new friends first. The parent/child relationship should not be used as a substitute for the development of new peer relationships.