When counseling a family of a child diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, the nurse should:
a. Understands the hospital will be the sole source of care
b. Encourage the child to be as active as possible
c. Understand that the disease can be cured
d. Avoid explaining the full scope of the disease until the acute phase has passed
B
The nurse should be honest with the family of the child. The parents need to understand the full scope of their child's illness. There is no cure for this disease. The majority of the child's care will come from community resources.
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