When a 3-year-old girl is diagnosed with neuromuscular scoliosis, the nurse explains that the spinal curvature defect is usually caused by:
a. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
b. Poor posture
c. Heredity
d. Myelomeningocele
D
Neuromuscular scoliosis is the result of a disease such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida.
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A) Sterile technique for establishing a new IV site B) Signs and symptoms of adverse reactions C) Formulas for calculating daily doses D) Technique for adding medications to the IVIG
One purpose of "Nurse Retention, Transfer, and Migration," the position statement by the International Council of Nurses, was to address nurses' ____
a. Benefits b. Rights c. Salaries d. Working hours
Which of the following types of pneumonia would be treated with antibiotics?
a. viral c. bacterial b. adenoviral d. aspiration
A stoma is
A) a pouch used to collect fecal matter. B) the mouth of an opening. C) an opening through the abdominal wall. D) a passageway for gas to escape.