The nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn prior ...

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The nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn prior to a heelstick. The nurse is describing the procedure and recommending various methods for the parents to help comfort their baby.
 
  Which of the following statements by the parents indicates a need for further teaching? A) It's better if we are not in the room for this..
  B) We can use kangaroo care before and after..
  C) We hope you are using a very tiny needle..
  D) We can offer him nonnutritive sucking to calm him..

Question 2

The mother of a terminally ill child stays with the child day and night. Which statement indicates that the mother is in the chronic sorrow of depression stage?
 
  A) I will never accept that my child is dying..
  B) I know that there is nothing that can be done for my child..
  C) There must be another doctor somewhere than can help my child..
  D) I will go to church every week if this will keep my child from dying..

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Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Unless contraindicated, the parents should be encouraged to be present before, during, and after the procedure to provide comforting support to the child. Kangaroo care, small-gauge needles, and nonnutritive sucking are other methods to provide atraumatic care.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
In the stage of depression, parents begin to face what is happening. They feel sad and unprotected. Some parents never reach the stage of acceptance and will always remain in the chronic sorrow of the depression stage. Saying that the child's dying will never be accepted indicates the chronic sorrow of depression stage. Knowing that nothing can be done for the child is acceptance. Looking for another doctor to help the child is the stage of anger. Going to church every week to prevent the child from dying is bargaining.