Exam 41: Connective Tissue Disorders

For the patient with Behçet syndrome,the nurse would choose the nursing diagnosis of:

Immediately after surgery,the nurse caring for the patient who had a total knee replacement makes careful documentation on the patient's:

Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements is the nursing diagnosis applicable to the patient with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS).The nurse selects the most important point to teach,which is:

The nurse,in conjunction with the patient,establishes a plan to treat the pain associated with arthritis.The most effective strategy is to:

The nurses assesses ischemic spots around the nail beds of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and recognizes that these are a complication of medical diagnosis,Rheumatoid arthritis,related to______________.

The nurse clarifies to the patient with gout that the medication,probenecid (Benemid),is prescribed to:

The nurse recognizes a characteristic that is diagnostic of rheumatoid arthritis,which is:

The nurse clarifies that a connective tissue disease is one that affects:

The nurse explains to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis that the drug,leflunomide (Arava)is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD),which will:

The anonym CREST represents the five characteristic signs of progressive systemic sclerosis,which are: (Select all that apply.)

In collecting a health history from the patient with a connective tissue disease,the nurse will be certain to inquire about the:

To decrease osteoporosis,the nurse explains that women can benefit from ____________________ for 15 years after the onset of menopause.

A patient with osteoarthritis in both knees and shoulders states that she cannot manage her household tasks without pain.The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient is:

Two days after a total hip replacement,the patient is being discharged.The statement indicating that the patient understands the discharge teaching is:

The nurse explains to a 51-year-old professional tennis instructor who is diagnosed with osteoarthritis that the disease is best understood as the:

The nurse questions an older patient about the age-related changes she has experienced in her connective tissue,which have lessened her mobility.These changes most commonly include: (Select all that apply.)

The diagnostic test result that the nurse would expect for a patient with polymyositis is:

The nurse recommends that to control chronic pain for the patient with osteoarthritis,the patient should:

The home health care nurse suggests to the patient who has had a total hip replacement that to protect the new joint,the patient should:

The nurse points out that the best physiologic reason for a patient with osteoporosis to maintain a regular exercise regimen is because exercise: