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Cooldude101 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which nursing interventions would be best for the nursing diagnosis of Powerlessness Related to Relinquishing Control to the Healthcare Team?

1. Provide a primary nursing care model.
2. Prepare the child in advance for procedures.
3. Provide optimal pain relief.
4. Explain procedures in developmentally appropriate terms.
5. Incorporate home rituals when possible.

Question 2

A toddler-age client is in end-stage renal failure. Which nursing intervention will assist this child most?

1. Maintain the child's normal routines.
2. Explain body changes that will take place.
3. Encourage friends to visit.
4. Allow the child to talk about the illness.

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

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2,4,5
Rationale: Preparation in advanceand in terms that are developmentally appropriateand incorporating home rituals provide some degree of control, and might reduce the feeling of powerlessness. Providing a primary nursing care model will help decrease anxiety, and providing pain relief will decrease pain.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: A toddler has no real concept of death, but does sense changes in routine and parent behavior. Maintaining normal routines is the best intervention to assist this child. A toddler will not understand the body changes; this approach would be more appropriate for a school-age child. Encouraging friends to visit and allowing the child to talk about the illness are more appropriate for older children.