Exam 36: The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness

What is the priority goal for the child with a chronic illness?

Families progress through various stages of reactions when a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness or disability.After the shock phase,a period of adjustment usually follows.This is often characterized by which response?

What should the nurse identify as major fears in the preschool child who is hospitalized with a chronic illness? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse case manager is planning a care conference about a young child who has complex health care needs and will soon be discharged home.Who should the nurse invite to the conference?

What is an important focus of nursing care for the dying child and his or her family?

What corresponds to a 5-year-old child's understanding of death?

Kelly,age 8 years,will soon be able to return to school after an injury that resulted in several severe,chronic disabilities.What action by the school nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a dying child.What action by the nurse best meets the the primary concern of the parents?

The feeling of guilt that the child "caused" the disability or illness is especially critical in which child?

The parents of a chronic illness say,"Living with this disease is really hard; it's not fair." What response by the nurse is best?

Many parents who have children diagnosed with a chronic illness experience recurrent feelings of grief,loss,and fear related to the child's condition and loss of the ideal healthy child.The nurse recognizes this process as

In order to minimize the negative effects of illness and hospitalization on an infant,the nurse focuses care on which of the following?

The nurse comes into the room of a child who was just diagnosed with a chronic disability.The child's parents begin to yell at the nurse about a variety of concerns.The nurse's best response is

How can chronic illness and frequent hospitalizations affect the psychosocial development of a toddler?

The home health care nurse is working with a family with three children,one of whom has a chronic condition.What statement by a parent indicates that goals for a primary nursing diagnosis have been met?

What intervention will best help the siblings of a child with special needs?

What is the predominant trait of the resilient family associated with chronic illness?

Identify the most appropriate nursing response to a parent who tells the nurse,"I don't want my child to know she is dying."

The parents of a child born with disabilities ask the nurse for advice about discipline.The nurse's response should be based on knowledge that discipline is

What is the most appropriate response to a school-age child who asks if she can talk to her dying sister?