A Young Child Diagnosed with Leukemia Is Experiencing Anorexia and Severe

question 20

Multiple Choice

A young child diagnosed with leukemia is experiencing anorexia and severe stomatitis.The nurse should suggest that the parents try which intervention?

• A) Relax any eating pressures
• B) Firmly insist that child eat normally
• C) Begin gavage feedings to supplement diet
• D) Serve foods that are either hot or cold

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Definitions:

Cooperative

Working together towards a common goal or benefit.

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology that suggests a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a natural response becomes triggered by a previously neutral stimulus by repeatedly associating it with a stimulus that automatically triggers that response.

Congruence

The state of agreement or harmony between objects, ideas, or values.