The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a 10-year-old girl with hyperthyroidism. Which of the following will be part of the plan?
A) Describing surgery to remove an anterior pituitary tumor
B) Teaching the parents to give injections of growth hormone
C) Explaining about the radioactive iodine procedure
D) Showing the parents how to give DDAVP intranasally
C
Response:
Explaining about the radioactive iodine procedure would be part of the teaching plan for a child with hyperthyroidism because this is a less invasive therapy for the disorder. Describing surgery to remove an anterior pituitary tumor is a teaching intervention for hyperpituitarism. Teaching parents to give injections of growth hormone is a teaching intervention for growth hormone deficiency. Showing parents how to give DDAVP intranasally is appropriate for a child with diabetes insipidus.
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