Exam 55: Neuromuscular or Muscular Dysfunction

The parents of a child with cerebral palsy ask the nurse if any drugs can decrease their child's spasticity. The nurse's response should be based on knowing that:

The nurse is talking to a parent with a child who has a latex allergy. Which statement by the parent would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?

A 14-year-old girl is in the intensive care unit after a spinal cord injury 2 days ago. Nursing care for this child includes (choose all that apply):

How much folic acid is recommended for women of childbearing age?

A recommendation to prevent neural tube defects is the supplementation of:

The nurse is caring for a neonate born with a myelomeningocele. Surgery to repair the defect is scheduled the next day. The most appropriate way to position and feed this neonate is to place him:

The most common problem of children born with a myelomeningocele is:

A young boy has just been diagnosed with pseudohypertrophic (Duchenne) muscular dystrophy. The management plan should include:

What refers to a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst of meninges,spinal fluid,and a portion of the spinal cord with its nerves through a defect in the vertebral column?

Which clinical manifestation in an infant is suggestive of spinal muscular atrophy (Werdnig-Hoffmann disease)?

Therapeutic management of a child with tetanus includes the administration of:

Which problem is most often associated with myelomeningocele?

Latex allergy is suspected in a child with spina bifida. Appropriate nursing interventions include:

Spastic cerebral palsy is characterized by: