The pediatric nurse caring for a 3-year-old child with cerebral palsy (CP) prepares a home care teaching plan for the caregivers on discharge. The nurse's teaching plan includes:
Select all answers that apply.
A) the child will have some degree of muscular dysfunction.
B) splints and braces may be necessary to facilitate muscle control.
C) clothing should contain some buttons to stimulate manual dexterity.
D) skeletal muscle relaxants will likely be used for short-term control.
Question 2
An 8-year old patient receives a diagnosis of acute idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura.
The pediatric nurse knows that the cause of this hemorrhagic disorder may be an autoimmune response to disease-related antigens that occur following:
Select all answers that apply.
A) parvovirus B19.
B) urinary tract infection.
C) upper respiratory infection.
D) measles, mumps, or rubella.
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