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Musculoskeletal Trama and Orthopedic Surgery
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When /
/teaching /
/seniors /
/at //a //community //recreation //center, //which //information //will //the //nurse //include //about //ways
//to //prevent //fractures?
a. //Tack //down //scatter //rugs //in //the //home.
b. //Most //falls //happen //outside //the //home.
c. //Buy //shoes //that //provide //good //support //and //are //comfortable //to //wear.
d. //Range-of-
motion /
/exercises //should //be //taught //by //a //physical //therapist. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔ANS: //C
Comfortable /
/shoes /
/with /
/good /
/support //will //help //decrease //the //risk //for //falls. //Scatter //rugs //should //be //eliminated, //not //just
//tacked /
/down. /
/Activities /
/of /
/daily /
/living /
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/provide /
/range //of //motion //exercise; //these //do //not //need //to //be //taught //by //a //physical //therapist. //Falls
//inside //the //home //are //responsible //for //many //injuries
A/
/factory /
/line /
/worker /
/has /
/repetitive /
/strain //syndrome //in //the //left //elbow. //The //nurse //will //plan //to //teach //the //patient //about
a. //surgical //options.
b. //elbow //injections.
c. //wearing //a //left //wrist //splint.
d. //modifying //arm //movements. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔ANS: //D
Treatment /
/for /
/repetitive /
/strain /
/syndrome /
/includes /
/changing /
/the /
/ergonomics /
/of /
/the /
/activity. /
/Elbow /
/injections /
/and /
/surgery /
/are /
/not /
/initial /
/options //for //this //type //of //injury. //A //wrist //splint //might //be //used //for //hand //or //wrist //pain.
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The /
/occupational /
/health /
/nurse /
/will //teach //the //patient //whose //job //involves //many //hours //of //typing //about //the //need //to
a. //obtain //a //keyboard //pad //to //support //the //wrist.
b. //do //stretching //exercises //before //starting //work.
c. //wrap //the //wrists //with //compression //bandages //every //morning.
d. /
/avoid /
/using /
/nonsteroidal /
/antiinflammatory //drugs //(NSAIDs) //for //pain. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔ANS: //A
Repetitive /
/strain /
/injuries /
/caused /
/by /
/prolonged /
/times /
/working /
/at //
a/
/keyboard /
/can /
/be /
/prevented /
/by /
/the /
/use /
/of //
a/
/pad /
/that //will //keep //the //wrists //in //a //straight //position. //Stretching //exercises //during //the //day //may
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//be /
/helpful, /
/but /
/these /
/would /
/not /
/be /
/needed /
/before /
/starting. /
/Use /
/of //
a/
/compression /
/bandage /
/is /
/not /
/needed, /
/although //
a/
/splint /
/may /
/be /
/used //for //carpal //tunnel //syndrome. //NSAIDs //are //appropriate //to //use //to //decrease //swelling.
Which /
/discharge /
/instruction /
/will //the //emergency //department //nurse //include //for //a //patient //with //a //sprained //ankle?
a. //Keep //the //ankle //loosely //wrapped //with //gauze.
b. //Apply //a //heating //pad //to //reduce //muscle //spasms.
c. //Use //pillows //to //elevate //the //ankle //above //the //heart.
d. /
/Gently /
/move //the //ankle //through //the //range //of //motion. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔ANS: //C