MC The nurse is preparing a presentation about pediatric health care. Since most people believe that chronic health problems occur primarily among the elderly, the nurse should include which of the following information in the presentation?
A. Diabetes is more common in the pediatric population than in the adult population.
B. In the United States, 7.8% of children experience some form of disability related to a variety of chronic conditions.
C. Disabilities are rarely seen in the pediatric population.
D. Young children are the only high-risk age group for epilepsy.
B. In the United States, 7.8% of children experience some form of disability related to a variety of chronic conditions.
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a. The physician will handle the self-management b. Compliance is extremely important to managing diabetes c. The complications associated with diabetes are minor d. Diabetes affects only one system of the body
Describe the effects that adrenergics have on the body.
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse explains that a baby's muscular development progresses in a pattern that is:
a. regressive. b. erratic. c. cephalocaudal. d. unpredictable.
An obese client may have several inches of:
a. dermis c. subcutaneous tissue b. epidermis d. vellus