Exam 50: Care of Patients with Musculoskeletal Problems

A client with Paget's disease is hospitalized for an unrelated issue.The client reports pain and it is not yet time for more medication.What comfort measures can the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing an older client and discovers back pain with tenderness along T₂ and T₃ .What action by the nurse is best?

What information does the nurse teach a women's group about osteoporosis?

A client with chronic osteomyelitis is being discharged from the hospital.What information is important for the nurse to teach this client and family? (Select all that apply.)

A client has been prescribed denosumab (Prolia).What instruction about this drug is most appropriate?

A client is in the internal medicine clinic reporting bone pain.The client's alkaline phosphatase level is 180 units/L.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is providing education to a community women's group about lifestyle changes helpful in preventing osteoporosis.What topics does the nurse cover? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for four clients.After the hand-off report,which client does the nurse see first?

A client is suspected to have muscular dystrophy.About what diagnostic testing does the nurse educate the client? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assessing a client for chronic osteomyelitis.Which features distinguish this from the acute form of the disease? (Select all that apply.)

A client in a nursing home refuses to take medications.She is at high risk for osteomalacia.What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is assessing a community group for dietary factors that contribute to osteoporosis.In addition to inquiring about calcium,the nurse also assesses for which other dietary components? (Select all that apply.)

A client has been advised to perform weight-bearing exercises to help minimize osteoporosis.The client admits to not doing the prescribed exercises.What action by the nurse is best?

A client has an ingrown toenail.About what self-management measure does the nurse teach the client?

A client is admitted with a bone tumor.The nurse finds the client weak and lethargic with decreased deep tendon reflexes.What actions by the nurse are best? (Select all that apply.)

A client has a metastatic bone tumor.What action by the nurse takes priority?

A client is admitted with a large draining wound on the leg.What action does the nurse take first?

A client had a bunionectomy with osteotomy.The client asks why healing may take up to 3 months.What explanation by the nurse is best?

A client with bone cancer is hospitalized for a limb salvage procedure.How can the nurse best address the client's psychosocial needs?

A client has scoliosis with a 65-degree curve to the spine.What action by the nurse takes priority?