The Mother of a Young Child with Cognitive Impairment Asks

question 40

Multiple Choice

The mother of a young child with cognitive impairment asks for suggestions about how to teach her child to use a spoon for eating.The nurse should make which recommendation?

• A) Do a task analysis first.
• B) Do not expect this task to be learned.
• C) Continue to spoon feed the child until the child tries to do it alone.
• D) Offer only finger foods so spoon feeding is unnecessary.

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Definitions:

Lateral Thinking

A problem-solving approach that involves viewing problems from new and unconventional perspectives, often leading to creative solutions.

Bounded Rationality Model

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Suboptimal Decision

A choice made that is not the best possible or most effective given the circumstances or available options.

Decision Making

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