Weeks 3 & 4 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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Weeks 3 & 4 62 1. A 42-year-old male patient complains of shoulder pain when the nurse moves his arm behind the back. Which question should the nurse ask? 2. A patient with left k... nee pain is diagnosed with bursitis. The nurse will explain that bursitis is an inflammation of 3. The nurse who notes that a 59-year-old female patient has lost 1 inch in height over the past 2 years will plan to teach the patient about 4. Which information in a 67-year-old woman’s health history will alert the nurse to the need for a more focused assessment of the musculoskeletal system? 5. Which information obtained during the nurse’s assessment of a 30-year-old patient’s nutritional- metabolic pattern may indicate the risk for musculoskeletal problems? 6. Which medication information will the nurse identify as a concern for a patient’s musculoskeletal status? 7. The nurse finds that a patient can flex the arms when no resistance is applied but is unable to flex when the nurse applies light resistance. The nurse should document the patient’s muscle strength as level 8. After completing the health history, the nurse assessing the musculoskeletal system will begin by 9. Which nursing action is correct when performing the straight-leg raising test for an ambulatory patient with back pain? 10. A 72-year-old patient with kyphosis is scheduled for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing. The nurse will plan to 11. A patient has a new order for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate for left femur osteomyelitis after a hip replacement surgery. Which information indicates that the nurse should consult with the health care provider before scheduling the MRI? 12. The nurse notes crackling sounds and a grating sensation with palpation of an older patient’s elbow. How will this finding be documented? 13. Which finding is of highest priority when the nurse is planning care for a 77-year-old patient seen in the outpatient clinic? 14. Which finding from a patient’s right knee arthrocentesis will be of concern to the nurse? 15. Which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who are working in the orthopedic clinic? 63 1. When teaching seniors at a community recreation center, which information will the nurse include about ways to prevent fractures? 2. A factory line worker has repetitive strain syndrome in the left elbow. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about 3. The occupational health nurse will teach the patient whose job involves many hours of typing about the need to 4. Which discharge instruction will the emergency department nurse include for a patient with a sprained ankle? 5. A 22-year-old tennis player has an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same- day surgery. When the nurse plans postoperative teaching for the patient, which information will be included? 6. The nurse will instruct the patient with a fractured left radius that the cast will need to remain in place 7. A 48-year-old patient with a comminuted fracture of the left femur has Buck’s traction in place while waiting for surgery. To assess for pressure areas on the patient’s back and sacral area and to provide skin care, the nurse should 8. Which nursing intervention will be included in the plan of care after a patient with a right femur fracture has a hip spica cast applied? 9. A patient has a long-arm plaster cast applied for immobilization of a fractured left radius. Until the cast has completely dried, the nurse should 10. Which statement by the patient indicates a good understanding of the nurse’s teaching about a new short-arm plaster cast? 11. A patient who is to have no weight bearing on the left leg is learning to walk using crutches. Which observation by the nurse indicates that the patient can safely ambulate independently? 12. A 32-year-old patient who has had an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of left lower leg fractures continues to complain of severe pain in the leg 15 minutes after receiving the prescribed IV morphine. Pulses are faintly palpable and the foot is cool. Which action should the nurse take next? .............................................................CONTINUED............................................... [Show More]

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