NR 602 week 4 clinical pearls

Category Alcohol/Substance abuse Negative interaction/behavior: What did you see or hear that was inappropriate? The mother states she takes anxiety pills around her son and will leave the pills unattended around her child. The mother also smokes in the home and often misplaces her cigarettes, and one time her child was chewing on a cigarette. She carries alcohol in her purse and is requesting a sleeping medication to give her child. Positive interaction/behavior: What did you see that was appropriate? Mother states she does not smoke in the child's room. She also states last time her child chewed on a cigarette she called poison controlled whose number is in her phone. Guidelines/recommendation: Wha t does the research recommend? Those who are exposed to secondhand smoke have an increased risk of lung cancer and other lung diseases. Children who are around secondhand smoke especially have it tough because it contributes to asthma as well as ear infections. Children of parents who smoke also have an increase likelihood of becoming a smoker themselves. Scholarly reference: Must be in APA format within the table. Section on Tobacco Control. (2015). Clinical practice policy to protect children from tobacco, nicotine, and tobacco smoke. Pediatrics, 136(5), . Professional/Ethical Communication: How will provide non-judgmental and nonbias education regarding issue identified? It is a great you have poison controls number readily available on your telephone, but it is important to take steps to prevent accidents from occurring. It is important medication bottles and alcohol are kept out of reach from your children. Your child can potentially open these bottles and severe adverse reactions can occur. I know you are concerned about secondhand smoke effects on your child, and you do not smoke in their room. It is best if you do not smoke in any room in the house since second hand smoke can have detrimental effects on your child. Category Temper tantrums/Discipline Negative interaction/behavior: Wh at did you see or hear that was inappropriate? Mother was pointing and yelling at child saying "NO, NO, NO" after giving child phone and then yelling at child for touching the phone. Positive Mother states she does not give her phone to the child, and instead gives the child puzzles to play with or a book to look at.