Exam 50: The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration

The nurse is assessing a 14-year-old who plays football and complains of knee pain when running and climbing stairs during football practice.The nurse should anticipate which action for this condition?

A priority nursing intervention when caring for a child in a Pavlik harness is

What actions should the nurse perform while caring for a school-age child who sprained his ankle playing football? (Select all that apply.)

A child has a cast applied to the left forearm.Which interventions should the nurse include in the home care instructions for the parents? (Select all that apply.)

What is the major concern guiding treatment for the child with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

Juvenile arthritis should be suspected in a child who exhibits

A nurse is teaching parents the difference between pediatric fractures and adult fractures.Which observation is true about pediatric fractures?

A nurse is assessing cranial nerve VII.How does the nurse perform this assessment?

A mother whose 7-year-old child has been placed in a cast for a fractured right arm reports that the child will not stop crying even after taking acetaminophen with codeine.The child also will not straighten the fingers on the right arm.What advice by the nurse is best?

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

Discharge planning for the child with juvenile arthritis includes the need for

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

The nurse knows that treatment of Osgood-Schlatter disease includes

When a child with a musculoskeletal injury on the foot is assessed,what is most indicative of a fracture?

Which nursing intervention is appropriate to assess for neurovascular competency in a child who fell off the monkey bars at school and hurt his arm?

A nurse knows that which exercise is best for a child with juvenile arthritis?

A nurse is preparing to administer naproxen to a toddler weighing 29 pounds.The pharmacy delivers a bottle containing 125 mg/5 mL.Based on knowledge of the safe dose,how much liquid does the nurse prepare to administer? Display your solve using a whole number.______ mL

A 4-year-old child with a long leg cast complains of "fire" in his cast.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Which factor should the nurse include when teaching a parent about the care of a newborn in a Pavlik harness for hip dysplasia?

During painful episodes of juvenile arthritis,a plan of care should include what nursing intervention?