While an adolescent wears a body brace for scoliosis, you would teach her
A) to continue with age-appropriate activities.
B) to stand absolutely still whenever she is out of the brace.
C) to wear the brace a maximum of 20 hours each day.
D) that secondary sex changes will stop until the brace is removed.
A
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When obtaining the patient's signature on the operative consent form, the patient seems confused about the procedure to be performed. The appropriate response by the nurse is to:
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Convert the metric measure: 5000 mL __________ L
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word