Exam 43: Care of the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder

The nurse clarifies to a patient who is being evaluated for possible rheumatoid arthritis that the elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate indicates the presence of:

What should the nurse do when a patient with osteomyelitis is admitted with an open wound that is draining?

A patient has been casted to stabilize a fracture of the right radius and ulna. The nurse assesses a capillary refill of 5 seconds and cold fingers of the right hand. Which initial intervention should the nurse deploy?

Which patient is most likely to develop osteoporosis?

What is the movement of an extremity away from the midline of the body called?

Which instructions should the nurse include in a teaching plan for a person with gouty arthritis? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has undergone a bipolar hip repair (hemiarthroplasty). Which is the most appropriate instruction?

What should the nurse instruct the patient before the initiation of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)?

The division of the skeletal system that comprises the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thorax is the _____________ division.

The nurse explains that the use of the _________brace allows a person with a cervical fracture to be mobile.

Certain foods may increase the pain associated with gout. Which foods have the highest concentration of purines?

What is the first priority nursing intervention for an impending fat embolism?

When a patient recovering from a fractured tibia asks what callus formation is, the nurse tells her it is:

The emergency department nurse assesses the two cardinal signs of a hip fracture in a newly admitted patient, which are the___________ of the injured leg and the ______rotation of that same leg.

A patient's patellar-femoral cartilage has deteriorated due to arthritis. The medial and lateral cartilage is undamaged. This patient is likely to undergo _________ knee replacement surgery.

The nurse administering the drug colchicine for gout will give 0.5 mg hourly for _____ hours.

The nurse instructs the patient who is to have a unicompartmental knee replacement that a major advantage of this partial knee replacement is that:

A patient had an open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) for a compound fracture of the left tibia and has been placed in a long leg cast. The assessments by the nurse are: left foot warm/pink, pedal pulse weaker than right, capillary refill 3 seconds, and small 1 cm area of blood on cast. What should the nurse do?

In order for a patient to flex the lower leg, which muscle must be contracted?

What are the three vital functions muscles perform when they contract? (Select all that apply.)