The nurse is assigned to a child in a spica cast for a fractured femur suffered in an automobile accident. The child's teenage brother was driving the car,which was totaled.
The nurse learns that the father lost his job three weeks ago and the mother has just accepted a temporary waitress job. An appropriate diagnosis for this family is
1. Compromised Family Coping relatedto the effects of multiple simultaneous stressors.
2. Impaired Social Interaction (parentand child) related to the lack of family or respite support.
3. Interrupted Family Processes relatedto child with significant disability requiring alteration in family functioning.
4. Risk for Caregiver Role Strain relatedto child with a newly acquired disability and the associated financial burden.
Question 2
A nurse is working with the family of a pediatric client. The nurse is planning to obtain an accurate amily assessment. The initial step would be to
1. establish a trusting relationship with the family.
2. select the most relevant familyassessment tool.
3. focus primarily upon the mother,while learning her greatest concern.
4. observe the family in the homesetting,since this step always proves indispensable.
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Photograph of a child with a cochlear implant. This device sends electrical impulses directly to the
C, A nurse can also administer the medication by setting the dose and rate with an electronic infusi
Child with disability
Comparing fossil patterns of the Hadar Baby, the Taung Child, and Au. Robustus.
Tibetan Mother and Child