The nurse explains to the parents of a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy that treatment for this horrible disease is centered on: (Select all that apply.)
a. Progressive strengthening exercises
b. Passive exercises to prevent contractures
c. Surgery for joint contractures
d. Aggressive programs for weight control
e. Bracing for limb stability
B, C, D, E
Progressive strengthening exercises are not part of the treatment plan for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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The Iowa Model identifies several knowledge-focused triggers for implementing an EBP project. Which following statement is considered a knowledge-focused trigger in the Iowa Model?
A) A report in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding a potential flu epidemic B) Readmission rate of heart failure patients C) Poor patient survey results D) Increase in pediatric falls
The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a 10-year-old girl with hyperthyroidism. Which of the following would the nurse include in the plan?
A) Describing surgery to remove an anterior pituitary tumor B) Teaching her parents to give injections of growth hormone C) Explaining about the radioactive iodine procedure D) Showing her parents how to give DDAVP intranasally
The body's way of removing the waste products of ordinary cell processes is termed ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When the 80-year-old female patient refuses to take a medication because it burns her stomach, the medication nurse should:
a. crush the pill and mix it with the dessert on her meal tray. b. insist that she take it "for her own good." c. circle and initial the dose time to show nonadministration. d. document the reason for refusal and report the refusal to the charge nurse.