Exam 35: Acute Musculoskeletal Disorders

What is the best response by the nurse when a patient with a fractured femur asks the nurse to explain Buck traction?

Which response should the nurse give when a parent of a child with a greenstick fracture asks the nurse to explain this type of fracture?

Following a bone fracture, which of the following patients does the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for infection?

A patient in a cast for a right tibial fracture complains of increasing pain, unrelieved by analgesics. Assessment by the nurse reveals paresthesias and paleness of the right foot. What action should the nurse take first?

Which instruction should the nurse give to the patient for the initial management of acute bursitis of the knee?

Which finding should alert the nurse that a patient is experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome?

Which statement by a patient indicates an understanding of postoperative instructions following rotator cuff repair?

Which population does the nurse understand is most at risk for osteosarcoma?

Which statement is typical of data collected from a patient with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear?

Which assessment data indicates a positive Phalen test?

Which assessment finding in a patient with a fractured femur would lead the nurse to suspect a fat embolism?

Which of the following patients does the nurse recognize as being at highest risk for a benign bone tumor?

Which of the following statements indicates that more discharge teaching is needed for the patient receiving traditional treatment in the emergency department for a sprained ankle?

Which manifestations is the nurse most likely to assess in a patient with a simple closed fracture of the radial bone?

Which statement by a patient scheduled for surgery for malunion of a fractured femur indicates to the nurse that he understands the reason for surgery?

When assessing a 17-year-old with Ewing sarcoma, the nurse understands that the most likely affected bones are:

How should the nurse respond when a patient with a fracture asks if the bone will return to its original strength?

A patient with a fractured femur has pins inserted through the skin with a rod holding the pins in place. The nurse documents that the patient has had which type of procedure?

Which local indications is the nurse likely to assess in a patient with osteomyelitis of the hip?

What finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a right shoulder subluxation?