Chapter 41: Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders 5
Risk for falls
A client has Paget's disease. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is:
Use the large muscles of the leg when lifting items.
A client with low back pain is being seen in the clinic. In planning care, which teaching point should the nurse include?
"You may need to be evaluated for an underlying cause, such as renal failure."
A nurse is educating a client diagnosed with osteomalacia. Which statement by the nurse is appropriate?
Performing hourly neurovascular assessments for the first 24 hours
A patient had hand surgery to correct a Dupuytren's contracture. What nursing intervention is a priority postoperatively?
"After menopause, the body's bone density declines, resulting in a gradual loss of height."
During a routine physical examination on an older female client, a nurse notes that the client is 5 feet, 3/8 inches (1.6 m) tall. The client states, "How is that possible? I was always 5 feet and 1/2? (1.7 m) tall." Which statement is the best response by the nurse?
Swelling of the third (lateral) branch of the median plantar nerve
Morton neuroma is exhibited by which clinical manifestation?
Decrease in estrogen
The nurse is asked to explain to the client the age-related processes that contribute to bone loss and osteoporosis. What is the nurse's best response?
Calcitonin (Miacalcin)
Which medication directly inhibits osteoclasts, thereby reducing bone loss and increasing BMD?
Hallux valgus
Which of the following was formerly called a bunion?
Dupuytren contracture
Which term refers to a flexion deformity caused by a slowly progressive contracture of the palmar fascia?