Author Question: The home health care nurse is visiting a family with a 3-year-old to observe a meal. The parent ... (Read 298 times)

nenivikky · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The home health care nurse is visiting a family with a 3-year-old to observe a meal. The parent gives the child a plate with cup of pureed meat. What action by the nurse is best?

a. Document how well the child eats the serving of meat.
b. Inquire if the child still drinks from a bottle between meals.
c. Ask the parents what they serve the child for snacks.
d. Provide teaching on the appropriate serving size for this child.

Question 2

To help a hospitalized infant master the tasks in Erikson's stage of Trust versus Mistrust, which action by the nurse is best?

a. Provide calming music during quiet time so the infant can sleep
b. Give the family food vouchers for the hospital cafeteria
c. Arrange to have a cot or small bed placed in the infant's room
d. Do not allow unlicensed assistive personnel to care for the infant

mmpiza · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
An appropriate serving size is 1 tablespoon per year of age, so an appropriate amount of meat for this child is 3 tablespoons, not cup (which is 8 tablespoons). The nurse should provide more education to the family. The other options are appropriate but are not directly related to the serving size of meat.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Caregiver consistency is vital to accomplishing this task. The nurse should provide the parent(s) a comfortable place to stay in the infant's room. Giving food vouchers is also a good intervention, but not as important as ensuring the parent(s) can stay with the child. Calming music is appropriate for a child this age but does not help the child master tasks in this phase. Sleep is important for any hospitalized patient but is unrelated to mastering the tasks in this phase.