A child with profound mental retardation has been admitted to the hospital for an appendectomy. The nurse recognizes that the IQ of this child is
1. between 50 and 70.
2. below 20.
3. between 35 and 50.
4. between 20 and 35.
Answer:2
Rationale:"Profound"retardation is described as an intelligence quotient (IQ) below 20."Mild"mental retardation is described as an IQ between 50 and 70; "moderate"retardation is an IQ between 35 and 50;and "severe"retardation is an IQ between 20 and 35.
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