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The Parents of a 2-Year-Old Who Has Cerebral Palsy Are

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The parents of a 2-year-old who has cerebral palsy are only now beginning to accept that their child will have a permanent disability.The nurse has been instructing the parents about the treatment for the spasticity their child is experiencing.Which statements by the parents indicate that the nurse should plan additional teaching sessions? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.


A) "At some point,our child may require surgery to correct this spasticity."
B) "As long as we continue our child's medications,the spasticity can be controlled."
C) "Our physical therapy sessions should focus on flexing our child's muscles."
D) "We should repeat the exercises several times with each muscle group."
E) "It is best to give our child a rest from physical therapy by skipping 1 week a month."

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