PrepU Chapter 39

The nurse would include which of the following in a neurological assessment?

Ask the client to plantar flex the toes.

A patient is diagnosed with a fracture of a diarthrosis joint. The nurse knows that an example of this type of joint is the:

Elbow.

The nurse is employed at a long-term care facility caring for geriatric clients. Which assessment finding is characteristic of an age-related change?

Loss of height

Which serum level indicates the rate of bone turnover?

Osteocalcin

During which stage or phase of bone healing after fracture does callus formation occur?

Reparative

Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for a client who has undergone arthrography?

Report joint crackling or clicking noises occurring after the second day.

Which of the following is an appropriate priority nursing diagnosis for the client following an arthrocentesis?

Risk for infection

A client is recovering from a fractured hip. The nurse would suggest that the client increase intake of which of the following to facilitate calcium absorption from food and supplements?

Vitamin D

A nurse provides nutritional health teaching to a 52-year-old who had two fractures in 1 year. Besides recommending supplemental calcium, the nurse suggests a high-calcium diet. The nurse would recommend that the patient increase her intake of:

Yogurt and cheese.

Which is a neurovascular problem caused by pressure within a muscle area that increases to such an extent that microcirculation diminishes?

Compartment syndrome