3. Since the initial visit where Tyler, the 12-year-old boy from the scenario in question 2, was diagnosed with leukemia, his mother has been unable to find work, and as a result they were evicted from their apartment. Tyler is still in the process of receiving treatment for the leukemia but is now homeless. Tyler’s mother has begun to notice that Tyler’s siblings’ behavior has become more defiant and negative. Previously, Tyler’s mother expected the children to adhere to the rules but allowed them to be individuals. She exhibited warmth, consistency, and fairness. Now the nurse notes that the mother has begun to yell at the children more and threaten to spank them, a behavior she never demonstrated previously. They are living day to day in an inner-city shelter. (Learning Objectives 5, 6, and 7)
A. What is Tyler’s mother’s parenting style, and how has it changed recently in relation to the changes in the family’s financial and living status?
B. Which form of discipline is Tyler’s mother using currently, and what suggestions could the nurse offer her regarding more effective forms of discipline?
C. What might be the impact of poverty and homelessness on the health status of Tyler and his family?
A ) Tyler's mother used an authoritative parenting style where her children felt the love ,warmth and care of their mother along with security and comfort;and this changed because of stress ,insecurity feeling,not feeling confident due to no earning,no home and chronic illness of her child and long term treatment .
B) Currently Tyler's mother use negative discipline with violent behaviour which always cause bad effect on the children;the nurse can suggest a positive discipline which is helpful for both mother and children, when she give praise and encouragement to her children they become more close to her and give psychological and physical support to her as much as possible by them and that gives a positive energy for her to go foreward with all her troubles .
C ) Tyler is suffering from leukemia where his immunity is very low,homelessness and poor nutrition will make his condition serious,his resistance power to prevent infection reduces and he gets many infections ;they will have no feeling of safety and security, lack of proper nutrition cause poor physical and mental development in children and mother can develop anemia .
3. Since the initial visit where Tyler, the 12-year-old boy from the scenario in question 2,...
2. An oncology nurse is caring for Tyler, a 12-year-old boy who lives in a large metropolitan city. Tyler lives with his mother and four siblings. Tyler’s mother is raising her children by herself and recently lost her job as a result of the economic downturn. Tyler has been tired and running a low-grade fever for several weeks. Tyler’s mother recently took him to the local emergency department because she lost her insurance coverage and Tyler was diagnosed with leukemia....