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sabina · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is talking to the parent of a child with special needs. The parent has expressed worry about how to support the siblings at home. What suggestion is appropriate for the nurse to give to the parent?

a. You should help the siblings see the similarities and differences between themselves and your child with special needs.
b. You should explain that your child with special needs should be included in all activities that the siblings participate in even if they are reluctant.
c. You should give the siblings many caregiving tasks for your child with special needs so the siblings feel involved.
d. You should intervene when there are differences between your child with special needs and the siblings.

Question 2

The nurse notes that the parents of a critically ill child spend a large amount of time talking with the parents of another child who is also seriously ill. They talk with these parents more than with the nurses. How should the nurse interpret this situat

a. Parent-to-parent support is valuable.
b. Dependence on other parents in crisis is unhealthy.
c. This is occurring because the nurses are unresponsive to the parents.
d. This has the potential to increase friction between the parents and nursing staff.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Appropriate information to give to a parent who wants to support the siblings of a child with special needs includes helping the siblings see the differences and similarities between themselves and the child with special needs to promote an understanding environment. The parent should be encouraged to allow the siblings to participate in activities that do not always include the child with special needs, to limit caregiving responsibilities, and to allow the children to settle their own differences rather than step in all the time.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Veteran parents share experiences that cannot be supplied by other support systems. They have known the stress related to diagnosis, have weathered the many transition times, and have a practical remembering of resources. The parents can be mutually supportive during times of crisis. Nursing staff cannot provide the type of support that is realized from other parents who are experiencing similar situations. Friction should not exist between the nursing staff and the family of the child who is critically ill.