N212: Health Differences Across the Life Span 2

Health Differences Across the Lifespan 2 Study Guide 38. As a part of your patient teaching for 6-year-old Johnny Fields, you have brought a boy doll and bandages to play with. You will help him use role-play to demonstrate what will occur during his upcoming surgery. Role play and pretend play is used in this situation to: a. Help establish a trusting relationship between health care workers and thechild. b. Help the child momentarily escape from the harsh reality of life. c. Help provide a means of pleasant entertainment in an unpleasant situation. d. Help the child find a way to cope with his fear. 39. At the end of every television show, Maggie Dole gets up and checks to make certain her front and back doors are securely locked, even though she has not gone out of the house all day. This type of behavior serves what purpose? a. Elevates mood b. Decreases anxiety levels c. Pacifies the ego d. Defuses aggression 40. Hilda Deik has a particular ritual she performs every time she enters or leaves a room. As her nurse, you should: a. Prevent her from performing the rituals, restraining her as necessary. b. Allow her to perform her rituals as long as she abides by the rules of the unit. c. Participate in the performance of the rituals as necessary to gain her cooperation. d. Use a negative reinforcement system to extinguish the ritual behaviors. 41. Lisa Feldman is being seen in the emergency room after being raped in the hospital parking lot as she left work earlier this evening. Which area should you assess first when trying to determine her ability to cope with the trauma? a. Coping mechanisms she has successfully used in thepast b. Her relationship with the man who rapedher c. The type of physical injuries that were inflicted d. Her ability to discuss her feelings

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