An Important Nursing Consideration in the Care of a Child

question 20

Multiple Choice

An important nursing consideration in the care of a child with celiac disease is to facilitate which intervention?

• A) Refer to a nutritionist for detailed dietary instructions and education.
• B) Help the child and family understand that diet restrictions are usually only temporary.
• C) Teach proper hand washing and Standard Precautions to prevent disease transmission.
• D) Suggest ways to cope more effectively with stress to minimize symptoms.

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

The phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of information learned previously.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories interfere with the recall of new memories.

Encoding Specificity Principle

The principle that recall is most effective when information available at the time of recall is similar to the information available at the time of encoding.

Depth-Of-Processing Principle

A concept suggesting that information that is thought about at a deeper, more meaningful level is more likely to be remembered than information processed at a superficial level.