EXAM 1 NUR 257 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!!
Question: A pt has just had an arthroscopy performed to assess a knee injury. What
nursing intervention should the nurse implement following this procedure?
Answer: ✔✔ Wrap the joint in a compression dressing
Question: A nurse is caring for a pt who has been scheduled for a bone scan. What
should the nurse teach the pt about this diagnostic test?
Answer: ✔✔ You'll be encouraged to drink water after the administration of
the radioisotope injection
Question: A nurse is taking a health history on a patient with musculoskeletal
dysfunction. What is the primary focus of this phase of the nurse's assessment?
Answer: ✔✔ Evaluating the effects of the musculoskeletal disorder on the pt's
function
Question: A nurse is explaining a patient's decreasing bone density in terms of the
balance between bone resorption & formation. What dietary nutrients & hormones
play a role in the resorption & formation of adult bones?
Answer: ✔✔ Thyroid hormone, Growth hormone, Estrogen
Fever
A nurse is caring for a patient who has just had an arthroscopy as an outpatient and
is getting
ready to go home. The nurse should teach the patient to monitor closely for what
postprocedure
complication?
Injection of a
, contrast agent into the knee joint prior to ROM exercise
A pt has been experiencing an unexplained decline in knee function & has
consequently been
scheduled for arthrography. The nurse should teach the pt about what process?
Arthrocentesis
A pt has been experiencing progressive increases in knee pain & diagnostic
imaging reveals a
worsening effusion in the synovial capsule. The nurse should anticipate which of
the following
keep the pts hips in abduction at all times
A nurse is caring for a pt who is postoperative day 1 right hip replacement. How
should the nurse
position the pt?
Make sure you dont bring your knees close together
A pt was brought to the emergency department after a fall. The pt is taken to the
OR to receive a
right hip prosthesis. In the immediate postoperative period, what health education
should the nurse emphasize?
Assess the surgical site and the affected extremity
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!!
Question: A pt has just had an arthroscopy performed to assess a knee injury. What
nursing intervention should the nurse implement following this procedure?
Answer: ✔✔ Wrap the joint in a compression dressing
Question: A nurse is caring for a pt who has been scheduled for a bone scan. What
should the nurse teach the pt about this diagnostic test?
Answer: ✔✔ You'll be encouraged to drink water after the administration of
the radioisotope injection
Question: A nurse is taking a health history on a patient with musculoskeletal
dysfunction. What is the primary focus of this phase of the nurse's assessment?
Answer: ✔✔ Evaluating the effects of the musculoskeletal disorder on the pt's
function
Question: A nurse is explaining a patient's decreasing bone density in terms of the
balance between bone resorption & formation. What dietary nutrients & hormones
play a role in the resorption & formation of adult bones?
Answer: ✔✔ Thyroid hormone, Growth hormone, Estrogen
Fever
A nurse is caring for a patient who has just had an arthroscopy as an outpatient and
is getting
ready to go home. The nurse should teach the patient to monitor closely for what
postprocedure
complication?
Injection of a
, contrast agent into the knee joint prior to ROM exercise
A pt has been experiencing an unexplained decline in knee function & has
consequently been
scheduled for arthrography. The nurse should teach the pt about what process?
Arthrocentesis
A pt has been experiencing progressive increases in knee pain & diagnostic
imaging reveals a
worsening effusion in the synovial capsule. The nurse should anticipate which of
the following
keep the pts hips in abduction at all times
A nurse is caring for a pt who is postoperative day 1 right hip replacement. How
should the nurse
position the pt?
Make sure you dont bring your knees close together
A pt was brought to the emergency department after a fall. The pt is taken to the
OR to receive a
right hip prosthesis. In the immediate postoperative period, what health education
should the nurse emphasize?
Assess the surgical site and the affected extremity
