What Are Supportive Interventions That Can Assist an Infant with a Chronic

question 8

Multiple Choice

What are supportive interventions that can assist an infant with a chronic illness to meet developmental milestones?

• A) Encourage consistent caregivers.
• B) Encourage periodic respite from demands of care.
• C) Encourage one family member to be the primary caretaker.
• D) Encourage parental "rooming in" during hospitalization.
• E) Withhold age-appropriate developmental tasks until the child is older.

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Definitions:

Major Life Stressors

Large disruptions, especially unpredictable and uncontrollable catastrophic events, that affect central areas of people’s lives.

Daily Hassles

Everyday irritations that cause small disruptions, the effects of which can add up to a large impact on health.

High Blood Pressure

A condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high, often leading to health risks such as heart disease and stroke.

Cold Turkey

The abrupt cessation of a substance or behavior that one is addicted to, without the aid of reducing the habit gradually or using replacement medication.