The nurse is functioning in the primary role to care for a 12-year-old boy with metastatic cancer in the liver. Which activity is typical of advocacy?

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The nurse is functioning in the primary role to care for a 12-year-old boy with metastatic cancer in the liver. Which activity is typical of advocacy?

A. Instructing parents about proper home care B. Educating the family about choices they have C. Telling parents about clinical guidelines D. Teaching the family about types of cancers

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is caring for a child brought to the emergency department by a babysitter. The child needs an emergency appendectomy and the parents cannot be contacted. What would be the nurse's best response to this situation?

A. Have the babysitter sign the consent form even if she does not have signed papers to do so. B. Have the primary care physician for the child sign the consent form. C. Document failed attempts to obtain consent to allow emergency care. D. Delay medical care until the child's next of kin can be contacted.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The family is the basic unit of society. Which statement correctly illustrates the importance of this concept related to how society functions?

A. Healthy, well-functioning families provide members of all ages with fulfilling, supporting relationships. B. The family serves as a place that encourages members to autonomously function in pursuit of personal pleasures. C. Society functions best when families determine how they will interface with others without having to deal with the overall consequences. D. Work is an important part of family function but is not necessary for success if one member can fulfill multiple roles.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Parents who recently experienced the death of their unborn child ask the nurse, 'What is a fetal death?' What is the nurse's best response?

A. Fetal deaths occur later in pregnancy after 20 weeks' gestation. B. It refers to the intrauterine fetal death at any time during pregnancy. C. Fetal deaths occur earlier in pregnancy before 20 weeks' gestation. D. Fetal death occurs only at the birth of the newborn.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A public health nurse visits the home of a young toddler. What aspect of the home environment would the nurse expect to address with the parents?

A. The presence of power cords plugged into capped outlets B. Cartoons playing on a television in the child's room C. The family dog is present in the house during the visit D. The presence of pots on the stove with handles pointing toward back

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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