The Nurse Is Preparing to Admit a 7-Year-Old Child with Crohn

question 49

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to admit a 7-year-old child with Crohn disease.What clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe?

• A) Pain is common.
• B) Weight loss is severe.
• C) Rectal bleeding is common.
• D) Diarrhea is moderate to severe.
• E) Anal and perianal lesions are rare.

Apply family-centered care principles during clinical procedures.

Promote nutritional intake in hospitalized children through patient preferences.

Understand the importance of correctly identifying patients before administering medication.

Know the appropriate response to fever in children with viral illnesses.

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Definitions:

Somatic Symptoms

Physical symptoms that are perceived or experienced but cannot be fully explained by a general medical condition.

Cognitive Symptoms

Mental processes related symptoms that affect memory, attention, and problem-solving abilities.

Catastrophic Misinterpretation

In the context of panic, when one misinterprets normal bodily sensations as signals that one is going to have a heart attack, go crazy, lose control, or die.

Clark's Model

A psychological model proposed by David Clark, particularly known for explaining the maintenance of anxiety disorders through a cognitive framework.