Chapter 41: Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders 6
Observing for safety hazards that could be a fall risk
A family member is caring for an older adult client with osteomalacia in the home. When the home health nurse comes to evaluate the client, what should be a focus point of the visit?
Calcium level of 11.6 mg/dl
A home care nurse assesses for disease complications in a client with bone cancer. Which laboratory value may indicate the presence of a disease complication?
Disturbed body image
The client diagnosed with osteosarcoma is scheduled for a surgical amputation. Which nursing diagnosis would be a priority for this client compared with other surgical clients?
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Which common problem of the upper extremity results from entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist?
Osteomyelitis
A client presents to the emergency department with fever, chills, restlessness, and limited movement of a fractured jaw. What complication should the nurse interpret as the findings?
Renal calculi
A client with Paget's disease comes to the hospital and reports difficulty urinating. The emergency department health care provider consults urology. What should the nurse suspect is the most likely cause of the client's urination problem?
The nurse is caring for this client on the intensive care unit.
A nurse is caring for a client who's experiencing septic arthritis. This client has a history of immunosuppressive therapy and the immune system is currently depressed. Which assignment is the most appropriate for the nurse caring for this client?
Alkaline phosphatase
A patient is diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma. What laboratory studies should the nurse monitor for the presence of elevation?
Supine, with the knees slightly flexed and the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees
A patient is having low back pain. What position can the nurse suggest to relieve this discomfort?
3 to 6 weeks
A client with diabetes punctured his foot with a broken acorn in the yard. Within a week, the client developed osteomyelitis of the foot. The client was admitted for IV antibiotic therapy. How long does the nurse anticipate the client will receive IV antibiotics?
