Exam 31: The Child with Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

Which medication is usually tried first when a child is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)?

A nurse is conducting a staff in-service on childhood cancers.Which is the primary site of osteosarcoma?

Which is a type of skin traction with legs in an extended position?

The nurse is taking care of a 10-year-old child who has osteomyelitis.Which treatment plan is considered the primary method of treating osteomyelitis?

A school-age child is diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).The nurse should plan to implement which interventions for this child? (Select all that apply.)

A neonate is born with bilateral mild talipes equinovarus (clubfoot).When the parents ask the nurse how this will be corrected,the nurse should give which explanation?

The nurse is taking care of an adolescent with osteosarcoma.The parents ask the nurse about treatment.The nurse should make which accurate response about treatment for osteosarcoma?

A 4-year-old child is newly diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.Nursing considerations should include which action?

The nurse is caring for a preschool child immobilized by a spica cast.Which effect on metabolism should the nurse monitor on this child related to the immobilized status?

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

Kristin,age 10 years,sustained a fracture in the epiphyseal plate of her right fibula when she fell off of a tree.When discussing this injury with her parents,the nurse should consider which statement?

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

The nurse is caring for a school-age child diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).Which intervention should be a priority?

The nurse is caring for a preschool child with a cast applied recently for a fractured tibia.Which assessment findings indicate possible compartment syndrome? (Select all that apply.)

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

The nurse uses the palms of the hands when handling a wet cast for which reason?

The nurse is conducting teaching to parents of a 7-year-old child who fractured an arm and is being discharged with a cast.Which instruction should be included in the teaching?