Which teaching topic is the priority for the nurse who is teaching the family of an infant diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta?
1. Cast care
2. Trunk and extremity support during everyday care
3. Postoperative spinal surgery care
4. Traction care
2
Explanation:
1. Traction, casts, and spinal surgery are not routinely done for osteogenesis imperfecta.
2. With osteogenesis imperfecta, nursing care focuses on preventing fractures. Because the bones are fragile, the entire body must be supported when the child is moved.
3. Traction, casts, and spinal surgery are not routinely done for osteogenesis imperfecta.
4. Traction, casts, and spinal surgery are not routinely done for osteogenesis imperfecta.
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