Exam 45: Musculoskeletal Function and Assessment

A patient recovering from a bone biopsy of the left leg has pain unrelieved by morphine 5 mg intramuscularly given 1.5 hours ago.The morphine is prescribed for every 3 hours.What should the nurse do?

The nurse is collecting data for a patient who is reporting pain in the left knee.What question should the nurse ask to address radiation of the pain?

The daughter of an older female patient with osteoporosis asks what she can do to prevent the development of the disorder as she ages.What should the nurse suggest to the daughter?

An older adult visiting a wellness clinic reports joint stiffness in the morning.What should the nurse respond to this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected bone tumor.Which serum laboratory result indicates to the nurse that this health problem is present?

The nurse is assessing capillary refill time for a patient with a fractured tibia and fibula.Which refill time should the nurse report to the physician?

The nurse is caring for a patient 1 hour after a diagnostic arthroscopy of the right knee.Which activity should the nurse implement?

The mother of a 6-year-old child is concerned that the child is not going to be tall like other family members.What should the nurse explain as influencing the growth of bone? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a bone biopsy on the right leg.Which activity should the nurse implement?

The nurse is collecting data for a patient with osteoporosis.Which serum calcium result indicates the typical changes that occur in serum calcium levels with osteoporosis?

A patient with diabetes mellitus is scheduled for an arthroscopy of the right knee at 0800.What should be included in nursing preoperative care for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for an arthrography.What should the nurse explain to the patient about pain expectations during the procedure?

The nurse,who is inspecting the knee of a patient who fell and reports stiffness,hears a grating sound with knee movement.How should the nurse document this finding?

A patient is experiencing a tendon that is torn from a moveable bone.What should the nurse observe when collecting data on the patient's musculoskeletal system?

The nurse is admitting an 88-year-old woman to an extended care facility.Which findings should the nurse consider as normal age-related changes of the patient's musculoskeletal system? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is experiencing sacroiliac joint pain after falling.Which structure within the vertebral column should the nurse suspect is injured in this patient?

A patient was an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle accident and hit the windshield.The patient's leg was also fractured.Which areas should be included in a patient's neurovascular checks? (Select all that apply.)

A patient recovering from a biopsy of the right femur had pain medication 1 hour ago.Which symptom should the nurse report and closely monitor in this patient? (Select all that apply.)

A patient scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)scan of the abdomen and pelvis asks how the machine takes a picture.What should the nurse respond to the patient?

The nurse is explaining muscle function to a group of high school students during Health Class.In which order should the nurse discuss the neuromuscular junction? Place the steps 1 through 6 in order.