A Parent Tells the Nurse About Having Difficulty Disciplining a 5-Year-Old

question 16

Multiple Choice

A parent tells the nurse about having difficulty disciplining a 5-year-old child. What characteristic does the nurse teach this parent to improve the discipline of this child?

• A) Children at this age are incapable of delaying gratification.
• B) At age 5 years, children are not interested in attaining rights and privileges of individuality.
• C) Five-year-olds should demonstrate basic social skills and respond to others' expectations.
• D) At age 5 years, children use highly inappropriate methods of expressing frustration.

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Definitions:

Budget Constraint

The limitation on the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford based on their income and the prices of goods and services.

Luxury

Goods or services that are considered non-essential but desirable and associated with high-quality and high price.

Defensive Medicine

The practice by healthcare providers of ordering tests, treatments, or procedures to protect themselves from potential malpractice lawsuits, rather than to benefit the patient.

Overconsumption

The excessive use of resources or consumption of goods beyond what is sustainable or environmentally sound.