Exam 50: The Child With a Musculoskeletal Alteration

Which statement is accurate concerning a child's musculoskeletal system and how it may be different from an adult's?

Which interventions should the nurse include in the home care instructions for the parents of a child who has a cast applied to the left forearm? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching parents the difference between pediatric fractures and adult fractures.Which observation is true about pediatric fractures?

A mother whose 7-year-old child has been placed in a cast for a fractured right arm reports that he will not stop crying even after taking acetaminophen with codeine.He also will not straighten the fingers on his right arm.The nurse tells the mother to

Which factor is important to include in the teaching plan for parents of a child with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

What is the major concern guiding treatment for the child with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

A 4-year-old child with a long leg cast complains of "fire" in his cast.The nurse should

When providing education for the parents of a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy,the nurse plans to include

What actions should the nurse perform while caring for a school-age child who sprained his ankle playing football? Select all that apply.

During painful episodes of juvenile arthritis,a plan of care should include what nursing intervention?

A child with osteomyelitis asks the nurse,"What is a 'sed' rate?" What is the best response for the nurse?

A frequent parental concern is children's leg length inequality.Asymptomatic leg length inequality is relatively common in children.Is this statement true or false?

When assessing the child with osteogenesis imperfecta,the nurse should expect to observe

During a well-child visit,the nurse identifies that an 18-month-old infant is bowlegged.She is aware that this assessment is

When assessing a child for an upper extremity fracture,the nurse should know that these fractures most often result from

When a child with a musculoskeletal injury on the foot is assessed,what is most indicative of a fracture?

Which nursing intervention is appropriate to assess for neurovascular competency in a child who fell off the monkey bars at school and hurt his arm?

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

A priority nursing intervention when caring for a child in a Pavlik harness is

Patient and parent education for the child who has a synthetic cast should include