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Sam and joan have been married for 25 years and have three children: max, who is 23; janet, who is 19; and sarah, who is 15. janet has just been diagnosed with a mental illness. describe the objective and subjective burdens each family member may experience. describe the meaning this diagnosis may have to janet’s parents, younger sibling, and older sibling.

Ayoung boy, age 2 years, pulled a pot of boiling water over his head, arms, and chest, resulting in a mixed burn to the anterior surface of his head and arms, chest, and feet. 1. discuss the factors that determine the classification of the types of burns and determine what type(s) this victim probably has. 2. discuss how the physicians in the emergency room will determine the percentage of the body that may be burned and what special considerations may be involved when evaluating a child. 3. discuss the additional effects associated with burns and the treatments involved, which include shock, pain, electrolyte and fluid imbalances, respiratory complications, infection, metabolic problems, and anemia. 4. discuss the actions to promote the healing of burns. specifically address the problems that may be associated with scarring and the effects of growth that this 2-year-old may experience.

Mr. wayne is a 38-year-old man with a significant history of elevated cholesterol levels. his father died at age 42 from a massive heart attack secondary to elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, and two of his older siblings are currently taking medications to lower their cholesterol levels. mr. wayne makes an appointment to discuss his risk for hypercholesterolemia. the nurse recognizes that mr. wayne is at risk for familial hypercholesterolemia because this is an autoomal dominant inherited condition. a. describe the pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance. b. mr. wayne asks what chance his children have of developing familial hypercholesterolemia. how should the nurse respond? c. explain the phenomenon of penetrance observed in autosomal dominant inheritance.