A Teenage Girl Has Been Placed in a Body Cast

question 45

Multiple Choice

A teenage girl has been placed in a body cast for the treatment of scoliosis,the most common skeletal deformity of adolescence.When the family asks what they can do to be more supportive,the nurse suggests:

• A) enrolling her in a health club.
• B) taking her to the mall in a wheelchair.
• C) purchasing clothes to disguise the cast.
• D) spending a majority of their time with her.

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