Author Question: The nurse is preparing a child for a procedure. Which of the following age groups of children ... (Read 57 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is preparing a child for a procedure. Which of the following age groups of children benefits most from being talked to, soothed, and touched during and after the procedure?

1. Toddlers
2. Preschoolers
3. School-age children
4. Adolescents

Question 2

The nurse in the genetics clinic is helping mothers understand the causes of their children's genetic disorders. The nurse will explain how monosomy from nondisjunction during meiosis caused the disorder in the child with:

1. Classic Turner's syndrome.

2. Mosaic Down syndrome.

3. Mosaic Edwards' syndrome.

4. Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.

katkat_flores · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. Toddlers will benefit from being talked to, soothed, and touched during and after the procedure.
2. Provide preschool children with an explanation of the sensations they can expect to experience.
3. School-age children and adolescents want an explanation of the sensations they can expect.
4. Provide adolescents with an explanation of the sensations they can expect to experience (temperature, vibrations, sounds, smells, tastes, sight).

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:

1. Classic Turner's syndrome is caused by monosomy resulting from nondisjunction during meiosis.
2. Mosaic Down syndrome is caused by trisomy resulting during mitosis several generations after conception.
3. Mosaic Edwards' syndrome is caused by trisomy resulting during mitosis several generations after conception.
4. Duchenne's muscular dystrophy has no relation to the cell division patterns, since it is an X-linked recessive disease.