During a Well Child Examination on an Infant Who Has

question 8

Multiple Choice

During a well child examination on an infant who has colic, the primary care
pediatric nurse practitioner learns that the infant's mother is 17 years old and that the father, who is in the military, was deployed to wartime duty shortly after the baby was born. To determine the immediate risk of child maltreatment for this infant, the nurse practitioner will ask about

• A) childrearing and parenting styles.
• B) role responsibilities of the parents.
• C) spiritual beliefs and religious practices.
• D) the location of extended family members.

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Definitions:

Psychological Characteristics

The traits and features that describe an individual's mental and emotional tendencies.

Parasympathetic

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy and resources during rest and digest states, controlling functions such as digestion and heart rate.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that unconsciously controls the functions of internal organs and glands.

Rest-And-Digest

The rest-and-digest response, also known as the parasympathetic response, is a physiological reaction that decreases stress and energy expenditure by slowing the heart rate and increasing intestinal and gland activity.