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Engineer · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A mother of a 4-year-old child reports daily episodes of encopresis and says that many of the children at the preschool make fun of her child. What is e best tip for the nurse to use as an advocate?

1. Discuss with the mother ways toconceal the child's diapers.
2. Encourage the mother to dress thechild in dark pants.
3. Tell the mother to keep the child athome until potty trained.
4. Call the school nurse and teacherwhile the parent is in the office to discuss the situation and identify possible solutions.

Question 2

Which of these strategies would be most effective for a teachable moment during a routine office visit for the parents of a 6-year-old child?

1. Select one topic and present a briefamount of information on the topic.
2. Review all 6-year-old anticipatoryguideli nes with the parents.
3. Review 7-year-old anticipatoryguideli nes with the parents.
4. Discuss signs of malnutrition withthe parents.

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

Answer to Question 1

Answer:4
Rationale: The plan to call the school nurse and teacher is the role of the nurse advocate. The other choices do not directly deal with the issue of the child's being teased by the other children or with identifying solutions. These choices merely deal with hiding the problem.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:1
Rationale:Children and families often learn best when presented with small bits of information.Do not give too much information to the parents at one time; therefore,selecting one topic and presenting information is appropriate.It is not appropriate to discuss malnutrition with these parents,since nothing in the stem of the question indicates that the child has a problem with nutrition.