Parents of a 4-Year-Old Child Are Concerned Because He Continues

question 25

Multiple Choice

Parents of a 4-year-old child are concerned because he continues to stutter.What nursing intervention is correct?

• A) Remind the parents that stuttering is normal in children younger than 10 years.
• B) Inform the parents to have a speech evaluation performed if the stuttering continues beyond age 5 years.
• C) Reinforce the fact that this common speech defect requires no treatment.
• D) Tell the parents that speech problems are most treatable during the child's teen years.

Recognize the significance of developmental stages in adolescence and their impacts on health and behavior.

Understand the importance of positive peer and family relationships on adolescent development and well-being.

Identify protective factors and risk behaviors in adolescents.

Understand legal and ethical considerations in adolescent healthcare, including confidentiality issues.

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Definitions:

Survivorship Curves

Graphical representations that show the number of individuals surviving at each age for a given species or group.

Carrying Capacity

The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other resources available.

Exponential Growth

A process of increase where the quantity grows at a rate proportional to its current value, resulting in a rapid rise over time.

Semelparous

Having a single reproductive effort in a lifetime.