The nurse is completing an assessment of a family with a ...

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The nurse is completing an assessment of a family with a preschool-age child. Which areas should the nurse focus when instructing the parents on tasks needed during this stage of family development? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Prevention of accidental injuries
  B) Importance of child's socialization
  C) Promoting health through immunizations
  D) Socialization through sporting events
  E) Need for dental care and health assessments

Question 2

A 6-year-old patient who has been placed in skeletal traction has pain, edema, and fever. The nurse should suspect
 
  a. Meningitis
  b. Crepitus
  c. Osteomyelitis
  d. Osteochondrosis

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Answer to Question 1

A, B
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In the stage of family development with a preschool-age child, the parent's tasks are to prevent accidental injuries and begin the child's socialization. Socialization through sporting events, promoting health through immunizations, and the need for dental care and health assessments are family responsibilities for the family with a school-age child.

Answer to Question 2

C
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A The symptoms of meningitis include headache, photophobia, fever, nausea, and
vomiting.
B Crepitus is the sandy or gravelly feeling noted when a broken bone is
palpated.
C The most serious complication of skeletal traction is osteomyelitis. Clinical
manifestations include complaints of localized pain, swelling, warmth,
tenderness, or unusual odor. An elevated temperature may accompany the
symptoms.
D Osteochondrosis is a disorder of the epiphyses involving an interruption of the
blood supply.