When determining the effectiveness of teaching a child's mother about sickle cell disease, which of the following statements by the mother indicates the need for additional teaching:

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"He's going to be playing on a soccer team when he's feeling better" definitely indicated the need of additional teaching. Physical and emotional stress can precipitate a sickle cell crisis. Physical exercise such as running involved in soccer would increase the child's risk for a crisis. Thus, the mother needs additional instructions about this area.

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