A 10-year-old is brought to the clinic for assessment. During the ...

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A 10-year-old is brought to the clinic for assessment. During the interview, the nurse learns that the child has been the victim of domestic violence.
 
  Which of the following messages would the nurse expect to hear in the assessment of the child due to the child's experience of abuse? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. It is appropriate to love the people you hit.
  2. Violence does not resolve conflict.
  3. If you are small and weak, you deserve to be hit.
  4. Violence is appropriate if the end result is good.
  5. People who love you don't hit you.

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a client with nicotine addiction. The nurse knows the client plans to compete in a marathon several months away and asks the client to imagine snapping a cigarette in half and winning the marathon whenever the urge to smoke
 
  occurs. The nurse knows that shaping one's thoughts so that they have control over a particular situation, thereby creating a successful behavior change, is called: 1. Communication.
  2. Mastery imagery.
  3. Image restructuring.
  4. Positive imagery.

[matt95]

Answer to Question 1

3,4
Rationale: Acts of violence against children range from a light slap to a severe beating to homicide. In some families or cultures, hitting or spanking children is condoned and even approved as being necessary and good for the child. Many parents, however, do not realize the underlying messages they are giving the child by hitting.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: Mastery imagery shapes the individual's thoughts about being in control or having mastery over a particular situation. The point of this technique is to practice imagining successful behavior change.

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Excellent

[rleezy04]

Gracias!