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NCLEX-RN

Category - Physiological

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A client is teaching a group of student nurses about cerebral palsy. Which of the following statements, if made by one of the students, indicates that the student understands the teaching?
  1. “Cerebral palsy is a progressive neurological disorder.”
  2. “Cerebral palsy is reversible.”
  3. “Cerebral palsy appears at birth or up until the third year of life.”
  4. “Children with cerebral palsy have below average intellectual functioning.”
Explanation
Answer: C - Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive and irreversible neurological disorder resulting from damage to the developing brain. Cerebral palsy does not cause mental retardation and some children have normal intelligence
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