A nursing student is assessing children at a well-child clinic. ...

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A nursing student is assessing children at a well-child clinic. The nursing student should know that routine monitoring of blood pressure should begin at what age?
 
  1. 4 years of age
   2. 3 years of age
   3. 10 years of age
   4. 12 years of age

Question 2

The nurse is aware that the child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is at risk for joint destruction when:
 
  a. The child gives up active exercise
  b. Streptococcus or Staphylococcus invade the synovial fluid
  c. The joints react to being overstressed by weight increase
  d. Cartilage is eroded by a thickening synovial membrane

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Answer to Question 1

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1. Screening should be done prior to this age.
2. Screening should begin at this age.
3. Screening should be done prior to this age.
4. Screening should be done prior to this age.

Answer to Question 2

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Cartilage is eroded by a thickening synovial membrane, and the joint is destroyed.