The nurse is providing education to parents of a child with cleft palate. What will the nurse instruct the parents to report immediately?
a. Facial paralysis
b. Ear infections
c. Increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)
d. Drooling
ANS: B
Children with cleft palate are at risk of ear infections and dental disorders. Parents should be instructed to take the child to the health care provider at the first sign of earache.
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