The LPN/LVN Is a Member of the Health Care Team

question 11

Multiple Choice

The LPN/LVN is a member of the health care team and assists the RN in following a plan of care once the nursing diagnoses are shared with the team.When developing a nursing diagnosis,it can sometimes be difficult to get accurate answers from patients.Which of the following categories of patients is most likely to present a problem in this regard?

• A) Patients who are elderly and sick
• B) Patients only in for 24-hour admissions
• C) Parents whose children are patients
• D) Bilingual parents whose children are patients

Explain the significance of the social smile in emotional development and caregiver bonding.

Understand the effects of parental behavior (e.g., neglect, overprotection) on infant and toddler emotional and psychosocial development.

Describe the emergence of basic and complex emotions in infancy and their cultural variations.

Understand how toddlers develop autonomy, self-reliance, self-control, and confidence through exploration.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Insanity Defense

A legal defense strategy in which the defendant claims they were incapable of understanding the nature or wrongfulness of their actions due to mental illness at the time of the crime.

Acts of Passion

Behaviors driven by strong emotions or desires, often without consideration for the consequences.

Durham Rule

Legal principle stating that the presence of a mental disorder is sufficient to absolve an individual of responsibility for a crime.