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MGLQZ

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Identify the correct statement regarding the use of therapeutic touch.
 
  a. All nurses are trained in this therapy and use it frequently in practice.
  b. Therapeutic touch therapy has been used in childbirth preparation.
  c. Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can benefit from infant massage.
  d. The efficacy of touch therapy has been well established.

Question 2

A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines delineate that pediatric clients must give consent for participation in research trials.
 
  Based on the client's age, the nurse would seek assent from which child? Select all that apply. 1. A precocious 4-year-old starting as a cystic fibrosis research study participant
  2. A 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly developed trial medication
  3. A 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with precocious puberty
  4. A 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research program for ADHD treatments
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Answer to Question 1

B
Childbirth preparation is an ideal medium for the use of therapeutic touch therapy. Not all nurses are educated in and use therapeutic touch. Massage is not a part of therapeutic touch. Research has not fully established the efficacy of touch therapy.

Answer to Question 2

2; 3; 4
Rationale:
1. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.
2. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.
3. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.
4. Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old and older must receive developmentally appropriate information about health care procedures and treatments, and give assent.



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