The nurse is teaching the parents of a group of cardiac patients. The nurse includes in the information that any child who has undergone cardiac surgery
1. should be restricted from most playactivities.
2. should receive prophylacticantibiotics for any dental,oral,or upper-respiratory-tract procedures.should not receive routineimmunizations.
4. can be expected to have a fever forseveral weeks following the surgery.
Answer:2
Rationale:Parents should be taught that the child should receive prophylactic antibiotics,according to the American Heart Association,to prevent
endocarditis. The child should live a normal and active life following repair of a cardiac defect.Immunizations should be provided according to the schedule,and any unexplained fever should be reported.
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