The pediatric nurse practitioner is caring for a child who is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). The parents ask what the treatment is for because CF is considered a terminal illness. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Treatment is aimed at maintaining airway patency as much as possible."
B) "Treatment is aimed at lowering high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood."
C) "Treatment is aimed at raising oxygen levels to the extremities."
D) "Treatment is aimed at maintaining the child until lung transplantation can occur."
A
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Treatment is aimed at keeping the secretions fluid and moving and maintaining airway patency as much as possible. Treatment for CF is not aimed at lowering hypercapnia or raising oxygen levels to the extremities. Treatment for CF is not aimed at maintaining the child until lung transplantation can occur.
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