The Nurse Is Working in a Community Clinic When a Man

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working in a community clinic when a man and woman bring a 12-year-old boy in,stating that the child fell down a flight of stairs and hurt his arm.The nurse notices several other bruises on the child's body at varying stages of healing.The boy is placed on the stretcher.When asked how he hurt himself,he states that he does not remember.However,the nurse notices that the boy continuously avoids looking at the man,while the man stares at him constantly.What should the nurse do?

• A)Ask the boy if the man hurt him.
• B)Confront the man directly.
• C)Ask the man and woman to step out of the room.
• D)Ask the woman if the man hurt the boy.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

A phenomenon in which individuals decrease their effort when working in a group compared to when working alone.

Construct Accessibility

The ease with which a particular mental construct can be activated or brought to mind, often influenced by recent experiences or current mood.

Primacy Effect

The inclination to recall data presented at the start of a list more effectively than the subsequent information.

Recency Effect

Tendency to remember information at the end of a body of information better than the information that precedes it.