At eight years old, Kim was first abused by her uncle and hi…

At eight years old, Kim was first abused by her uncle and his best friend. The abuse occurred for over two years until the abuse was discovered by her father who killed both men in the girl’s presence. Kim was also sexually attacked in high school when she went to a party at one of her friend’s houses. There was a lot of alcohol consumed and Kim felt guilty that she had gone to the party. She never mentioned the incident to her mother, because of her guilt and her previous experiences. In college, Kim was drugged at a fraternity party and found herself in the bed of what she thought was a male friend being sexually attacked. Kim did not remember any of the abuse until she began therapy at age 30 years. She began to see a therapist after a car accident that caused her to have a flash back. Freud would consider using this kind of coping mechanism what?    

This condition is the most common inherited blood disorder i…

This condition is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. It causes episodes of pain, anemia, increased susceptibility to infection. In hemolytic crises the red blood cells break down and in aplastic crises, bone marrow fails to product blood cells. People from a number of countries have this condition, but is more common in the U.S. in persons of African American or Hispanic ancestry. The disease is life threating and can cause stroke. This condition is called what?

A 7-year-old female has recently developed pubic and axillar…

A 7-year-old female has recently developed pubic and axillary hair without breast development. Her bone age is consistent with her chronological age, and a pediatric endocrinologist has diagnosed idiopathic premature adrenarche. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner will monitor this child for which condition?