ATI PHARMACOLOGY MADE EASY 4.0
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● Musculoskeletal disorders can impair
Answer: Individuals ability to perform activities of daily living
●● Nursing assessments performed are
Answer: Individualized to muscles affected and the underlying disease
●● Assessment includes
Answer: Current history
History
Medication history
Activity and exercise
Sleep and rest
Elimination
Nutrition
Physical examination
Review laboratory diagnostics studies and lab reports
, ●● Assessing for current history includes
Answer: Reason for treatment
Degree of impairment
Pain level- use of analgesics
Extent of muscle spasticity and muscle groups affected
●● Assessing for history includes
Answer: Describe diagnoses that cause impairment,
Details of additional injuries
●● Assessing for activity and exercise includes
Answer: Extent of daily exercise
Determine which ADLs require help
Ask about assistive devices (cane, walker)
●● Elimination- seniors will have difficulty with incontenance because
why
Answer: Trouble getting up to go to bathroom.
●● What is a reason you would check height for musculoskeletal
disorders
Answer: Ex) in case of shrinkage, age, osteoporosis
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● Musculoskeletal disorders can impair
Answer: Individuals ability to perform activities of daily living
●● Nursing assessments performed are
Answer: Individualized to muscles affected and the underlying disease
●● Assessment includes
Answer: Current history
History
Medication history
Activity and exercise
Sleep and rest
Elimination
Nutrition
Physical examination
Review laboratory diagnostics studies and lab reports
, ●● Assessing for current history includes
Answer: Reason for treatment
Degree of impairment
Pain level- use of analgesics
Extent of muscle spasticity and muscle groups affected
●● Assessing for history includes
Answer: Describe diagnoses that cause impairment,
Details of additional injuries
●● Assessing for activity and exercise includes
Answer: Extent of daily exercise
Determine which ADLs require help
Ask about assistive devices (cane, walker)
●● Elimination- seniors will have difficulty with incontenance because
why
Answer: Trouble getting up to go to bathroom.
●● What is a reason you would check height for musculoskeletal
disorders
Answer: Ex) in case of shrinkage, age, osteoporosis