NU 345 CHAPTER 16 TRAUMA, STRESSOR -
RELATED, AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When a toddler’s mother is hospitalized for several months, the nursing
diagnosis Risk for impaired parent/child attachment related to prolonged
separation has been included in a child’s plan of care. What would be the most
appropriate outcome of care?
mother and child show signs of healthy bonding.
The nurse is caring for a child who has recently experienced severe trauma.
What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate?
Risk for delayed development.
The nurse is caring for a patient who experienced a serious trauma several
months ago. The patient has been having difficulty functioning due to
flashbacks, nightmares, and hyperarousal. What is the priority nursing
diagnosis?
Post-trauma Syndrome
Parents express concern when their 5-year-old child, who is receiving treatment
for cancer, keeps referring to an imaginary friend, Candy. What is the most
therapeutic explanation that the nurse can provide?
the imaginary friend is a coping mechanism the child is using.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of Dissociative Disorder. In
developing the plan of care which intervention will be most appropriate to
include?
RELATED, AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When a toddler’s mother is hospitalized for several months, the nursing
diagnosis Risk for impaired parent/child attachment related to prolonged
separation has been included in a child’s plan of care. What would be the most
appropriate outcome of care?
mother and child show signs of healthy bonding.
The nurse is caring for a child who has recently experienced severe trauma.
What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate?
Risk for delayed development.
The nurse is caring for a patient who experienced a serious trauma several
months ago. The patient has been having difficulty functioning due to
flashbacks, nightmares, and hyperarousal. What is the priority nursing
diagnosis?
Post-trauma Syndrome
Parents express concern when their 5-year-old child, who is receiving treatment
for cancer, keeps referring to an imaginary friend, Candy. What is the most
therapeutic explanation that the nurse can provide?
the imaginary friend is a coping mechanism the child is using.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of Dissociative Disorder. In
developing the plan of care which intervention will be most appropriate to
include?
