Peds NURS 2420 Unit 1 (All Questions are Answered Correctly)

Definition of a Family correct answers Defined in many ways, according to frame of reference, values or discipline, no universal definition, what an individual considers it to be. "Household" frequently used. Family Structure correct answers Many different types Traditional Nuclear Nuclear Blended Extended Single Parent Binuclear - divorced/ shared custody Polygamous Communal - the group/cult LGBTQI Family Dynamics correct answers -interrelationships between and among individual family members -the forces at work within a family that produce particular behaviors or symptoms Factors that impact Family Dynamics correct answers Family Configuration Parental relationships/presence or absence of parent Number of children Other people living in home Chronic illness/disability Substance abuse/physical abuse Socioeconomic status/unemployment Family values, parenting practices Child Maltreatment Types correct answers Neglect - most common, failure to provide for basic needs Physical Emotional Sexual Abusive Head Trauma correct answers Shaken baby syndrome- violently shaking child, typically the result of inconsolable infant crying, weak neck muscle, big head to body ratio and lots of water in the brain, shaking causes shearing forces causing intracranial bleeding (subdural hematoma), retinal hemorrhages, fractured ribs, frequently no signs of external injury S/Sx of AHT correct answers Vomiting Irritability Poor feeding