Exam 53: Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

Which should be included when the nurse is teaching a family how to care for their infant in a Pavlik harness to treat developmental dysplasia of the hip?

What term is used to describe a fracture that does not produce a break in the skin?

An adolescent is scheduled for a leg amputation in 2 days for treatment of osteosarcoma.How should the nurse approach this patient?

A child is upset because,when the cast was removed from her leg,the skin surface was caked with desquamated skin and sebaceous secretions.What should the nurse suggest to remove this material?

What is the primary method for treating osteomyelitis?

Osteosarcoma is the most common bone cancer in children.What is the most common primary tumour site?

Which would the nurse expect to find when assessing a child with slipped capital femoral epiphysis? Select all that apply.Express answer with small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Which type of traction uses skin traction on the lower leg and a padded sling under the knee?

What causes a nurse to suspect that an infection has developed under a cast?

What is one advantage of using a fibreglass cast instead of a plaster one?

A young girl has just injured her ankle at school.In addition to calling the child's parents,what is the school nurse's most appropriate,immediate action?

The nurse is caring for an infant with developmental dysplasia of the hip.What clinical manifestation should the nurse expect to observe?

A newborn is born with mild clubfeet.What should the nurse explain to the parents when they ask how this will be corrected?

What term is used to describe an abnormally increased convex angulation in the curvature of the thoracic spine?

Which is an appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a child in traction?

What effect does immobilization have on the cardiovascular system?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a 7-year-old child who has just had a cast applied to a fractured arm with the wrist and elbow immobilized.What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge information?

What is an important nursing consideration when caring for a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)?

What effect does immobilization have on metabolism?

When does idiopathic scoliosis become most noticeable?