Exam 24: The Child with a Musculoskeletal Condition

Approximately how old does the nurse assess a large green bruise on the thigh of a 4-year-old to be?

A pediatric nurse is assisting with the care of a child diagnosed with a fractured femur.What type of fracture would be the most likely to alert the nurse to the possibility of physical abuse?

What will the nurse include when caring for a child in Buck's extension?

The nurse demonstrates which similarities among all traction devices?

Which nursing diagnosis would be a priority when preparing a plan of care for a child in a leg cast?

What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a child with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this disease?

A child hospitalized for treatment of osteomyelitis complains that he is tired of being sick and wants to know when the antibiotic protocol will end.How long will the nurse indicate that antibiotic therapy will probably last?

Which observation may cause the nurse to consider the possibility of child abuse when a mother says that her young child fell down the basement stairs?

The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of Ewing's sarcoma. Which statement if made by the nurse indicates correct understanding of this disease?

How does Russell traction provide adequate skin traction?

A 6-year-old sustained a fractured femur and was put in Russell traction 2 days ago.She screams in pain when she raises herself onto the bedpan.Which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority for this child?

What instruction would the nurse provide to an adolescent who has been fitted with a Milwaukee brace?

What intervention will the nurse caring for a child in Buck's skin traction implement?

What finding would the nurse assessing the neurovascular status of a child in Russell traction report immediately?

The nurse assessing a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis notes the child's right knee and ankle are swollen,warm,and tender.The child has a temperature of 38.8 ° C (102° F)and abdominal pain.What type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis do these findings suggest?

A child is sent to the school nurse for assessment because she comes to school every day disheveled,unbathed,and hungry.The assessment does not indicate any bruises or marks on the body.What do these finding indicate?

_______________________is a condition in which neck motion is limited and the cervical spine is rotated because of shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.