What functional goal should the nurse expect for a child who has a C7 spinal cord injury? (Select all that apply.)
a. Able to drive automobile with hand controls
b. Complete independence within limitations of a wheelchair
c. Can roll over in bed, sit up in bed, and eat independently
d. Requires some assistance in transfer and lower extremity dressing
e. Ambulation with bilateral long braces using four-point or swing-through crutch gait
ANS: B, C, D
A child with a C7 spinal cord injury can expect to be completely independent within the limitations of a wheelchair, can roll over in bed, sit up in bed, and eat independently, and will require some assistance in transfer and lower extremity dressing. The ability to drive an automobile with hand controls is a functional goal for a T1 to T10 spinal cord injury. Ambulation with bilateral long braces using four-point or swing-through crutch gait is a functional goal for a T10 to L2 injury.
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