Exam 54: Musculoskeletal or Articular Dysfunction

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

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

What is most descriptive of the therapeutic management of osteosarcoma?

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. What instruction should be included in the teaching?

The nurse is caring for an infant with developmental dysplasia of the hip. Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to observe? Choose all that apply.

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

An advantage to using a fiberglass cast instead of a plaster cast is that a fiberglass cast:

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

Osteosarcoma is the most common bone cancer in children. Where are most of the primary tumor sites?

When does idiopathic scoliosis become most noticeable?

The nurse uses the palms of the hands when handling a wet cast to:

What effect does immobilization have on the cardiovascular system? It causes:

An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a child in traction is to:

What can result from the bone demineralization associated with immobility?

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

An important nursing consideration when caring for a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is to:

The primary method of treating osteomyelitis is:

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

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

A neonate is born with mild clubfeet. When the parents ask the nurse how this will be corrected,the nurse should explain that: