A Toddler Being Treated for a Metastatic Disease Is Brought

question 5

Multiple Choice

A toddler being treated for a metastatic disease is brought for emergency treatment after experiencing a fractured arm. A sample of bone from a biopsy shows a fish scale appearance and the child's alkaline phosphatase level is elevated. For which type of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) will you plan care for this client?

• A) I
• B) II
• C) V
• D) VI

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Definitions:

Object Persistence

The property of an object to continue existing even when it is not being perceived or observed.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that describes how children's intellectual abilities evolve through four stages from infancy to adolescence.

Vygotsky's Theory

A theory that emphasizes the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition, suggesting that community and culture play central roles in the process of making meaning.

Cognitive Development

The process by which a person's ability to think, reason, and understand the world around them evolves over time.