The Nurse Is Caring for an Adolescent Who Has Just

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for an adolescent who has just started dialysis. The child seems always angry, hostile, or depressed. To what are these behaviors most likely related?

• A) Neurologic manifestations that occur with dialysis
• B) Physiologic manifestations of renal disease
• C) Adolescents having few coping mechanisms
• D) Adolescents often resenting the control and enforced dependence imposed by dialysis

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