To avoid complications, the nurse will teach the child with a genetic disorder to maintain penicillin prophylaxis if the child has been diagnosed with:
1. Hereditary idiopathic scoliosis.
2. Klinefelter's syndrome.
3. Sickle-cell disease.
4. Recklinghausen's disease.
3
Rationale:
1. The client with idiopathic scoliosis is experiencing an orthopedic deviation.
2. The client with Klinefelter's syndrome has a chromosomal alteration.
3. The client with sickle-cell disease needs penicillin prophylaxis to avoid complications of infection.
4. The client with Recklinghausen's disease has a genetic disorder affecting neural tissues.
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