Exam 29: Caring for the Child With a Musculoskeletal Condition

An adolescent patient is prescribed a brace to treat scoliosis.Which assessment finding by the nurse indicates that outcomes for a priority nursing diagnosis have been met by the patient?

A nurse is teaching parents about caring for their child in a cast.Which information does the nurse provide?

A parent asks about the process of bone growth.When explaining bone development to the parent,which substances does the nurse include in the teaching session as being necessary?

A nurse is caring for a child who had an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)of a femur fracture 12 hours ago.The nurse finds the child pale and short of breath.What action by the nurse takes priority?

A child's family history includes muscular dystrophy (MD).What diagnostic testing does the nurse prepare the child and family for?

A pediatric nurse is caring for a 1-year-old child who is in a spica cast.The nurse teaches the parents that modifications need to be made for this child.Which modification does the nurse teach?

A child in traction is having muscle spasms.Which medication does the nurse prepare to administer?

A child is being cared for at home with modified bed rest for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.Which assessment finding indicates to the home health-care nurse that outcomes for a priority diagnosis have been met?

A child in the intensive care unit with tetanus will be receiving a neuromuscular blocking agent.Which intervention takes priority for this child?

A child is 3 hours postoperative,having had an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)of a type IV tibial fracture,which is now also casted.Which action by the nurse takes priority?

An 8-month-old child with congenital myotonic dystrophy has been hospitalized with a severe respiratory infection.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A 10-year-old child is in the emergency department with a type IV femur fracture.Which intervention takes priority?

A nurse is caring for a child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (MD).The child's creatinine kinase level has dropped by over half since it was last measured.What assessment finding correlates with these results?

A nurse working in an inpatient pediatric unit cares for many children with musculoskeletal impairments.Which outcome takes priority for these children?

The pediatric nurse is caring for a patient with juvenile arthritis.The health-care provider tells the nurse the patient will be started on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).Which drugs does the nurse anticipate administering?

An 8-year-old child is being treated for suspected tetanus.Which medications are appropriate for this child?

A nurse is teaching parents how to care for their child who is undergoing serial casting for clubfoot.Which information does the nurse provide?

Following hip surgery,a patient is placed in a spica cast.What nursing interventions are appropriate for this patient?

A pediatrician orders Russell traction for a 12-year-old patient with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.Which interventions are appropriate for the nurse to include in the care plan for this patient?

A young teen has been diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease.Which information does the nurse teach the patient and family regarding this diagnosis?