A 3-year-old child was adopted immediately after birth. The parents have just asked the nurse how they should tell the child that she is adopted. Which guideline concerning adoption should the nurse use in planning a response?
a. It is best to wait until the child asks about it.
b. The best time to tell the child is between the ages of 7 and 10 years.
c. It is not necessary to tell a child who was adopted so young.
d. Telling the child is an important aspect of their parental responsibilities.
Asnwer: D. Telling the child is an important aspect of their parental responsibilities.
Chapter 2
- Parents of a preschool child ask the nurse, "Should we set rules for our child as part of a discipline plan?" Which is an accurate response by the nurse?
- The nurse is caring for an adolescent hospitalized for asthma. The adolescent belongs to a large family. The nurse recognizes that the adolescent is likely to relate to which group?
- The nurse is explaining different parenting styles to a group of parents. The nurse explains that an authoritative parenting style can lead to which child behavior?
- A foster parent is talking to the nurse about the health care needs for the child who has been placed in the parent's care. Which statement best describes the health care needs of foster children?
- The nurse is planning to counsel family members as a group to assess the family's group dynamics. Which theoretic family model is the nurse using as a framework?
- The nurse is reviewing the importance of role learning for children. The nurse understands that children's roles are primarily shaped by which members?
- Children may believe that they are responsible for their parents' divorce and interpret the separation as punishment. At which age is this most likely to occur?
- A parent of a school-age child tells the school nurse that the parents are going through a divorce. The child has not been doing well in school and sometimes has trouble sleeping. The nurse should recognize this as what?
- A mother brings 6-month-old Eric to the clinic for a well-baby checkup. She comments, "I want to go back to work, but I don't want Eric to suffer because I'll have less time with him." Which is the nurse's most appropriate answer?
- When assessing a family, the nurse determines that the parents exert little or no control over their children. This style of parenting is called which?
- When discussing discipline with the mother of a 4-year-old child, which should the nurse include?
- Which is a consequence of the physical punishment of children, such as spanking?
- The parents of a young child ask the nurse for suggestions about discipline. When discussing the use of time-outs, which should the nurse include?
- Which type of family should the nurse recognize when the paternal grandmother, the parents, and two minor children live together?
- Which type of family should the nurse recognize when a mother, her children, and a stepfather live together?
- Which is an accurate description of homosexual (or gay-lesbian) families?
- The nurse is teaching a group of new nursing graduates about identifiable qualities of strong families that help them function effectively. Which quality should be included in the teaching?
- A Hispanic toddler has pneumonia. The nurse notices that the parent consistently feeds the child only the broth that comes on the clear liquid tray. Food items, such as Jell-O, Popsicles, and juices, are left. Which statement best explains this?
- How is family systems theory best described?
- Which family theory is described as a series of tasks for the family throughout its life span?
- Which family theory explains how families react to stressful events and suggests factors that promote adaptation to these events?
- Which term best describes the sharing of common characteristics that differentiates one group from other groups in a society?
- After the family, which has the greatest influence on providing continuity between generations?
- The nurse is planning care for a patient with a different ethnic background. Which should be an appropriate goal?