Author Question: The Johnsons are frustrated with their 17-year-old son, Skip. He spends little time with the family ... (Read 21 times)

MirandaLo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The Johnsons are frustrated with their 17-year-old son, Skip. He spends little time with the family and wants to be on his own when possible. The Johnsons ask the nurse for advice on how to deal with this situation. Her best response would be

A) Require Skip to eat with the family five times a week.
B) Discuss this behavior with Skip's pediatrician as it may be indicative of a psychiatric disorder.
C) Skip's behavior indicates he feels safe, and his actions are developmentally age appropriate.
D) All adolescents go through stages like this one

Question 2

The Jones family has expressed an interest in being prepared for any health-related situation that should come their way. The first area the nurse should address with the family is their

A) stage of family development.
B) health insurance plan and benefits.
C) coping mechanisms used when under stress.
D) preparation of a will and advanced directives.