Exam 44: Connective Tissue Disorders

A patient asks why systemic glucocorticoid medications are used as the last choice for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.What is the nurse's most informative reply?

A nurse explains to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis that the drug leflunomide (Arava)is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD).What is the action of this medication?

After a knee replacement, an 87-year-old patient rejects the use of the continuous passive motion (CPM)machine, saying, "I did not march when I was a child, and I am not marching now." What benefits of CPM should the nurse point out to encourage patient use?

A nurse is caring for a patient with osteoarthritis.What is the best recommendation by the nurse to this patient to control chronic pain?

Inadequate nutrition is the patient problem applicable to a patient with progressive systemic sclerosis.What is the most important point for the nurse to teach this patient?

What are the goals of therapy for patients with rheumatic arthritis? (Select all that apply.)

Two days after a total hip replacement, a patient is being discharged.Which statement indicates that the patient understands the discharge teaching?

A 51-year-old professional tennis instructor is newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis.What is the nurse's best explanation to the patient when asked what this diagnosis means?

An older patient with osteoarthritis complains of stomach discomfort and shortness of breath after years of taking aspirin for pain relief.What change in pain control medication would be most appropriate for the home health care nurse to suggest?

What action would best benefit the patient diagnosed with bursitis of the shoulder?

A nurse is organizing a teaching plan for a patient with gout.What should the nurse caution this patient he is at an increased risk for?

What do connective tissue diseases affect?

To decrease osteoporosis, a nurse explains that women can benefit from ______ for 15 years after the onset of menopause.

A nurse is caring for a patient immediately after total knee replacement surgery.What assessment requires priority?

Which is true regarding connective tissue function?

Which patient is most likely to develop a connective tissue disease?

What instruction should a nurse include in a teaching plan for a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome?

What actions would be best for patients with osteoarthritis to seek the assistance of physical therapy? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse, in conjunction with a patient, establishes a plan to treat the pain associated with arthritis.What is the most effective strategy?

A nurse clarifies that a postmenopausal woman who is not taking hormone replacement therapy should take ______ mg elemental calcium on a daily basis.(Use numeric characters only.)