The nurse listens very closely while conversing with a child with Down syndrome because the child has difficulty pronouncing words due to:
a. Intellectual disability
b. A large tongue
c. Poor muscle tone
d. Respiratory congestion
B
The characteristic large tongue makes the speech of a child with Down syndrome difficult to understand. Down syndrome children are frequently ill with respiratory infections, but the infection does not unduly affect pronunciation.
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a. "All nurses try to help people stay well, but I can also help you assess your home for any dangers to the baby." b. "Hospital nurses and I all try to be helpful, but I can also tell you how to obtain excellent child care." c. "In the hospital, you had a nurse focus on your baby and another nurse focus on your care. I'll be focusing on both you and your baby." d. "The other nurses in the hospital focus on helping you and the baby get off to a great start. I'm going to repeat everything to be sure you really know it."
If you believe that a patient is having a heart attack, you should
A. elevate the head. B. begin CPR. C. run for the nurse. D. position the patient in the Trendelenburg position.