Author Question: A child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy rises from the floor by walking up the thighs with the ... (Read 59 times)

Awilson837

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A child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy rises from the floor by walking up the thighs with the hands. The nurse records this observation as:
 
  a. hand-assistance.
  b. leg crawling.
  c. Gowers' sign.
  d. Bright's sign.

Question 2

In providing personal hygiene for a Hindu patient from India, the nurse should:
 
  a. not serve meat.
  b. shampoo the patient's hair weekly.
  c. give a daily bath.
  d. cut nails monthly.



dyrone

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Answer to Question 1

C
Using the hands to walk up the thighs is known as Gowers' sign.

Answer to Question 2

C
A daily bath is part of the religious duty of Indian Hindus.



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