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kshipps · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

To help a preschooler sleep at night, the nurse will recommend to the caregivers that they:

a. avoid milk drinks at bedtime
b. have the child watch television until he or she falls asleep
c. read a bedtime story and establish a firm bedtime
d. provide soda or coffee with milk at bedtime

Question 2

Which of the following side effects are seen as potential complications to growth hormone therapy given at physiologic replacement doses?

a. slipped femoral epiphysis, pseudotumor cerebri, edema, and sodium retention
b. immunodeficiency with increased susceptibility to infections
c. unexplained development of an autoimmune disease such as Addison's disease
d. circulatory disorders such as cardiac arrhythmias, valve disease, or stroke

Expo · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. To help a preschooler sleep at night, the nurse will not recommend that the caregivers avoid milk drinks at bedtime.
B Incorrect. To help a preschooler sleep at night, the nurse will not recommend that the caregivers have the child watch television until he or she falls asleep.
C Correct. To help a preschooler sleep at night, the nurse will recommend that the caregivers read a bedtime story and establish a firm bedtime.
D Incorrect. To help a preschooler sleep at night, the nurse will not recommend that the caregivers provide soda or coffee with milk at bedtime.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct. There are potential complications to growth hormone therapy. At physiological replacement doses, side effects can include slipped femoral epiphysis, pseudotumor cerebri, edema, and sodium retention.
B Incorrect. Immunodeficiency with increased susceptibility to infections is not among the potential complications to growth hormone therapy.
C Incorrect. The unexplained development of an autoimmune disease such as Addison's disease is not among the potential complications to growth hormone therapy.
D Incorrect. Circulatory disorders such as cardiac arrhythmias, valve disease, or stroke are not among the potential complications to growth hormone therapy.