Exam 48: The Child With Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

The nurse is teaching a family how to care for their infant in a Pavlik harness to treat developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH).What information should be included?

A nurse is conducting discharge teaching for parents of an infant diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).Further teaching is indicated if the parents make which statement?

A 10 year old sustained a fracture in the epiphyseal plate of the right fibula when falling from a tree.When discussing this injury with the child's parents,the nurse should consider which statement?

Which interaction is part of the discharge plan for a school-age child with osteomyelitis who is receiving home antibiotic therapy?

When does idiopathic scoliosis become most noticeable?

When assessing the child with osteogenesis imperfecta,the nurse should expect to observe clinical feature?

A young child has just injured an ankle at school.In addition to calling the child's parents,what is the most appropriate immediate action by the school nurse?

Which term is used to describe an abnormally increased convex angulation in the curvature of the thoracic spine?

What effect does immobilization have on the cardiovascular system?

Which nursing intervention is appropriate to assess for neurovascular competency in a child suspected of experiencing compartment syndrome?

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.)

Discharge planning for the child diagnosed with juvenile arthritis includes the need for which intervention?