Exam 48: The Child With Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

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

The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child immobilized by a fractured hip.Which complication should the nurse monitor for?

The nurse is caring for an infant with developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH).Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)

A neonate is born with mild clubfeet.When the parents ask the nurse how this will be corrected,the nurse should base the explanation on what fact?

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

The nurse is teaching the parents of a 7-year-old child who has just had a cast applied for a fractured arm with the wrist and elbow immobilized.Which instructions should be included in the teaching?

What is an advantage to using a fiberglass cast instead of a plaster cast?

Four year old,placed in Buck's extension traction for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease,is crying with pain as the nurse assesses that the skin of the right foot is pale with an absence of pulse.What should the nurse do first?

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 uses the palms of the hands when handling a wet cast to achieve what outcome?

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

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

What would cause a nurse to suspect that an infection has developed under a cast?

When infants are seen for fractures,which nursing intervention is a priority?

What is the initial method of treating osteomyelitis?

An adolescent is scheduled for a leg amputation in 2 days for treatment of osteosarcoma.The nurse's approach should include what intervention?

What nursing consideration is especially important when caring for a child diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)?

What is an appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a child in traction?

Which term is used to describe a type of fracture that does not produce a break in the skin?

Which condition can result from the bone demineralization associated with immobility?