Author Question: At the time of a child's death, the nurse tells his mother, We will miss him so much. The best ... (Read 89 times)

nevelica · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

At the time of a child's death, the nurse tells his mother, We will miss him so much. The best interpretation of this is that the nurse is

a. Pretending to be experiencing grief
b. Expressing personal feelings of loss
c. Denying the mother's sense of loss
d. Talking when listening would be better

Question 2

What is true about the genetic transmission of sickle cell disease?

a. Both parents must carry the sickle cell trait.
b. Both parents must have sickle cell disease.
c. One parent must have the sickle cell trait.
d. Sickle cell disease has no known pattern of inheritance.

ntsoane kedibone · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
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A The nurse is experiencing a normal grief response to the death of a patient.
B The death of a patient is one of the most stressful aspects of a critical care or
oncology nurse. Nurses experience reactions similar to those of family members
because of their involvement with the child and family during the illness. Nurses
often have feelings of personal loss when a patient dies.
C There is no implication that the mother's loss is minimized.
D The nurse is validating the worth of the child.

Answer to Question 2

A
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A In this scenario, there is a 50 risk of having a child with sickle cell disease.
B The sickle cell trait, not the disease itself, must be present in the parents for the
child to have the disease.
C An autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance means that both parents must be
carriers of the sickle cell trait.
D Sickle cell disease is known to have an autosomal recessive pattern of
inheritance.