Exam 41: Connective Tissue Disorders

The nurse would include in a teaching plan for a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome instructions about:

A patient with osteoarthritis in both knees and shoulders states that she cannot manage her household tasks without pain.The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient is:

The nurse explains to a 51-year-old professional tennis instructor who is diagnosed with osteoarthritis that the disease is best understood as the:

The nurse recommends that to control chronic pain for the patient with osteoarthritis,the patient should:

After knee replacement,the 87-year-old patient rejects the use of the continuous passive motion machine (CPM)saying,"I did not march when I was a child,and I am not marching now." The nurse points out that one of the CPM's benefits is a(n):

The rehabilitation nurse clarifies that the goals of therapy for patients with rheumatic arthritis are to:

The older patient with osteoarthritis complains of stomach discomfort and shortness of breath after years of taking aspirin for pain relief.The home health care nurse suggests that she change her pain control method to:

The patient with bursitis of the shoulder can benefit by:

The nurse questions an older patient about the age-related changes she has experienced in her connective tissue,which have lessened her mobility.These changes most commonly include:

The nurse would recognize that further nutritional teaching about a low-purine diet would be necessary when the patient with gout chooses:

The nurse explains to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis that the drug,leflunomide (Arava)is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD),which will:

The nurses assesses ischemic spots around the nail beds of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and recognizes that these are a complication of medical diagnosis,Rheumatoid arthritis,related to______________.

Immediately after surgery,the nurse caring for the patient who had a total knee replacement makes careful documentation on the patient's:

The nurse recognizes a characteristic that is diagnostic of rheumatoid arthritis,which is:

For the patient with Behçet syndrome,the nurse would choose the nursing diagnosis of:

The nurse points out that the best physiologic reason for a patient with osteoporosis to maintain a regular exercise regimen is because exercise:

The nurse explains that connective tissue function:

For the osteoporotic patient taking alendronate (Fosamax),the nurse would stress that the drug requires that the patient:

The nurse clarifies to the patient with gout that the medication,probenecid (Benemid),is prescribed to:

The nurse clarifies that a connective tissue disease is one that affects: