Exam 25: Musculoskeletal Function

A patient is scheduled to have a lower extremity amputation.What action by the nurse takes priority?

The nurse caring for an older patient diagnosed with spinal stenosis encourages the patient to notify her physician if she experiences:

A patient is being dismissed from the emergency department with an arm cast.What statement by the patient indicates more teaching is needed?

The nurse is assisting a 65-year-old female patient with planning an exercise program to prevent osteoporosis.The nurse shows an understanding of appropriate exercise when stating:

To best identify a risk for injury in an older adult patient,the nurse assesses for:

The nurse working with older adults knows which facts about age-related musculoskeletal changes? (Select all that apply. )

A patient's chart contains an assessment of tophi and podagra.What medication does the nurse plan to educate the patient on?

An older adult patient has been admitted to the hospital with suspected Paget disease.What clinical manifestation will help the nurse differentiate Paget disease from other types of musculoskeletal diseases?

The nurse conducting a community-screening event for osteoporosis knows that which woman is at highest risk?

A patient had hip replacement surgery.What intervention is most appropriate to prevent dislocation?

An older adult patient has been casted for a fractured left wrist.Which action by the nurse takes priority?

An older patient is in the family practice clinic reporting increasing joint pain,anorexia,and low-grade fever.The patient has a history of osteoarthritis.What action by the nurse is best?

After a below-the-knee amputation,a patient has disturbed body image.What action by the patient indicates movement toward resolution of this diagnosis?

A patient has polymyalgia rheumatica.When teaching about medications,what information does the nurse provide?

An older adult patient who has experienced a left knee replacement asks the nurse,"When will I be back to normal?" The nurse responds that:

A nurse works in a long-term care facility where many of the residents have osteoporosis.For which resident would alendronate (Fosamax)be contraindicated?

A nurse is caring for the older patient who had knee replacement surgery 8 days ago.What assessment by the nurse is most important?

The nurse is caring for an older adult patient prescribed allopurinol (Zyloprim).What action by the nurse is best?

An older adult is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.When discussing exercise with the patient,the nurse makes the greatest positive impact on the patient's quality of life when stating:

A patient has just arrived in the postanesthesia care unit after a below-the-knee amputation.What assessment takes priority?