Author Question: The nurse caring for a child on a pediatric intensive care unit notices that when the parents go to ... (Read 120 times)

daltonest1984 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse caring for a child on a pediatric intensive care unit notices that when the parents go to work the child is very angry and cries easily. What does the nurse suspect is occurring with this patient?

A) Protest phase of separation anxiety
B) Regressive behavior
C) Detachment from the parents
D) Despair

Question 2

The nurse working with children in a hospital setting notes that they are being discharged earlier and earlier. Which is a primary reason for this trend?

A) Nursing shortages
B) Increased funding for home care
C) National health care initiatives
D) Cost containment

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

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
The first phase of separation anxiety, protest, occurs when the child is separated from the parents or primary caretaker. This phase may last from a few hours to several days and is characterized by crying, expressing agitation, rejecting others who attempt to offer comfort, anger, and inconsolable grief.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Over the past century changes in health care, such as strained health care funding, shorter hospital stays, and cost containment, have led to a shift in responsibilities of care for children from the hospital to homes and communities. Nursing shortages influence the delivery of health care. National health care initiatives may or may not affect earlier discharge to home health care.