The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschoolage child
who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has tantrums when asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This child most likely has a disorder of

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The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschool­age child
who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has tantrums when asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This child most likely has a disorder of

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The behaviors described in the scenario suggest difficulties with impulse control and decision-making, which are controlled by the executive functioning skills of the brain. The child's ability to recognize the wrongness of their behavior after the fact suggests that their social cognition skills are intact. There is no mention of difficulties with sensory processing or information processing in the scenario.

The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cares for a Preschool­age

The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cares for a Preschoolage