QUESTION 6 Research examining the effects of preschool childcare has found that children who spent time...
Research examining the effects of preschool child care has found that children who spent time in day care, especially high-quality day care, perform better on math and language tests than children who say home with their mothers (Broberg, Wessels, Lamb, & Hwang, 1997). In a typical study, a researcher obtains a sample of n = 10 children who attended day care before starting school. Then children are given a standardized math test for which the population mean is μ =...
Belsky, Weinraub, Owen, and Kelly (2001) reported on the effects of preschool childcare on the development of young children. One result suggests that children who spend more time away from their mothers are more likely to show behavioral problems in kindergarten. Using a standardized scale, the average rating of behavioral problems for kindergarten children is μ=35. A sample of n=49 kindergarten children who had spent at least 20 hours per week in childcare during the previous year produced a mean...
NUR 254 Pediatric Case Study-Asthma-Student L.S. is a 7-year-old who has been brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother. She immediately tells you he has a history of ED visits for his asthma. He uses an inhaler when he wheezes, but it ran out a month ago. She is a single parent and has 2 other children at home with a babysitter. Your assessment finds L.S. alert, oriented, and extremely anxious. His color is pale, and his nail...