Question

1. A home health nurse is teaching the parents of a school-age child who had Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

1. “Your child will be contagious until the first round of antibiotics is complete.”
2. “Your child should perform weight-bearing exercises daily”
3. “Your child should continue to attend school”
4. “Your child will need to increase their daily caloric intake until they gain 5 pounds.”

Answer 1

Answer : Option C Your child should continue to attend school

Legg calve perthes disease is an idiopathic juvenile avascular necrosis of femoral head.

The disease is not contagious , so option A is incorrect.

Weight bearing exercises shouldn't be done as it further accelerates the hip joint damage. So option B is incorrect.

Weight of the child shouldn't increase as it may further puts weight on the affected joint and causes more pain and damage. So option D is incorrect.