Author Question: The parents of a newborn who has been diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip ask the ... (Read 83 times)

madam-professor · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The parents of a newborn who has been diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip ask the nurse about the reason this harness has to be on their child. The nurse responds,

A)
This harness allows your baby some mobility as it slowly brings the leg back into abduction.
B)
The harness is meant to help the baby be moved without increasing his pain.
C)
The harness will keep the leg immobile and force the femoral head back into the cup-shaped socket of the hip bone.
D)
Infants with dysplasia of the hip need to keep the leg still, and this harness will provide the immobility needed for healing postsurgery.

Question 2

A person with severe lymphedema is asking the nurse where specifically are the lymph vessels located in the skin layers. The nurse would respond,

A)
Basement membrane.
B)
Merkel cell layer.
C)
Subcutaneous tissue layer.
D)
Papillary dermis layer.

Ptupou85 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
A

Feedback:

The Pavlik harness is used on newborns (up to 6 months) to maintain the femoral head in the acetabulum. The harness allows the child more mobility as the leg is slowly and gently brought into abduction.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
D

Feedback:

Dermal papillae contain capillaries, end arterioles, and venules that nourish the epidermal layers of the skin. This layer of the dermis is richly vascularized. Lymph vessels and nerve tissue also are found in this layer. The basement membrane is a layer of intercellular and extracellular matrices that serves as an interface between the dermis and the epidermis. Merkel cells are connected to afferent nerve terminals, forming a Merkel disk. They are believed to be neuroendocrine cells. Subcutaneous tissue consists of fat cells and connective tissues that lend support to the vascular and neural structures.