Chapter 61: Assessment: Musculoskeletal System Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition/RATED A

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Chapter 61: Assessment: Musculoskeletal System Harding: Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient reports shoulder pain when the nurse moves the patient�... �s arm behind the back. Which question should the nurse ask? 2. A patient with left knee pain is diagnosed with bursitis. What area should the nurse explain is the site of inflammation in bursitis? 3. The nurse notes that a 59-yr-old female patient has lost 1 inch in height over the past 2 years. What diagnostic test should the nurse plan to discuss with the patient? 4. Which information in a 67-yr-old woman’s health history should alert the nurse to the need for a focused assessment of the musculoskeletal system? 5. Which information obtained during the nurse’s assessment may indicate a patient’s increased risk for musculoskeletal problems? 6. Which medication information should the nurse identify as a potential risk to a patient’s musculoskeletal system? Promotion and Maintenance 7. The nurse finds that a patient can flex the arms when no resistance is applied but is unable to flex against light resistance. How should the nurse document the patient’s muscle strength level? 8. After completing the health history, how should the nurse begin to assess the musculoskeletal system? 9. Which action should the nurse include when performing the straight-leg raising test for an ambulatory patient with back pain? 10. A patient with severe kyphosis is scheduled for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing. Which action should the nurse plan to take? a. or iodine products. 11. A patient has a new order for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate possible left femur osteomyelitis after hip arthroplasty surgery. Which information indicates the nurse should consult with the health care provider before scheduling the MRI? 12. The nurse notes crackling souNndsRanId a GgratBin.g CsensMation with palpation of an older patient’s elbow. How should this finding be documented? 13. Which finding for a 77-yr-old patient seen in the outpatient clinic is the highest priority for further nursing assessment and intervention? 14. Which finding from analysis of fluid from a patient’s right knee arthrocentesis should be of concern to the nurse? 15. Which task can the nurse assign to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who are working in the orthopedic clinic? : Safe and Effective [Show More]

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