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big1devin · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Because young children cannot express themselves well, the nurse uses the therapeutic intervention that allows children to act out their feelings, which is:

a. Art therapy
b. Play therapy
c. Music therapy
d. Bibliotherapy

Question 2

A mother with a 12-month-old male African American child is in the clinic to discuss his bowed legs.. She states that the child's father and grandfather both have it, and it was never treated. She doesn't want him to look funny.

With your knowledge of infantile Blount's disease, you know that which of the following is true? 1. Infants that are early walkers are more prone to infantile Blount's disease.
2. Typically, hereditary factors are involved.
3. Long-leg, cumbersome braces are well tolerated.
4. Blount's disease should not be treated until after age 4.

vboyd24 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Play therapy allows a young child to act out with dolls or figures the concerns that he or she may be unable to adequately express verbally.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Risk factors for infantile Blount's disease include early walkers and heavier children.
2. Heredity is not a factor.
3. Long-leg braces are rarely used, and other forms of therapy are recommended.
4. Treatment occurs early in life to achieve the best possible outcome.