When teaching the parents of a newborn diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU), the nurse would stress which of the following as the major goal?
A) Preventing CNS damage leading to mental retardation
B) Curing the urinary tract infection present frequently
C) Preventing gastrointestinal symptoms from causing obstruction
D) Stopping the musculoskeletal stiffness from progressing
A
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis who has recently experienced the death of her parents in a car accident. The nurse anticipates the possibility of:
1. Myasthenia crisis. 2. Cholinergic crisis. 3. A negative Tensilon (edrophonium chloride) test. 4. Altered facial expression.
If the pulse is normal, the length of the beat will be slightly longer than the length of the pause.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Explain the process of HLA types and disease susceptibility
What will be an ideal response?
A patient who is taking metronidazole calls the primary care NP to report severe nausea and vomiting along with heart palpitations. The NP should:
a. counsel the patient to take the medication with food. b. ask the patient about any recent alcohol consumption. c. reassure the patient that these symptoms will subside. d. instruct the patient to go to an emergency department for intravenous fluids.