A.,nurse.,is.,preparing.,a.,presentation.,at.,a.,community.,center.,about.,osteoarth
ritis..,The.,nurse.,should.,plan.,to.,include.,which.,of.,the.,following.,information
.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Affects.,weight-bearing.,joints
Crepitus.,can.,occur.,in.,affected.,joints
Causes.,joint.,stiffness
Causes.,joint.,pain
A.,nurse.,is.,assessing.,a.,client.,who.,has.,Paget's.,disease.,of.,the.,bone..,Which.,o
f.,the.,following.,findings.,should.,the.,nurse.,expect.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
cranial.,enlargement
skeletal.,pain
Waddling.,gait
A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,client.,who.,is.,to.,begin.,long-
term.,therapy.,with.,prednisone.,to.,treat.,rheumatoid.,arthritis..,The.,nurse.,sho
uld.,instruct.,the.,client.,to.,take.,which.,of.,the.,following.,supplements.,while.,ta
king.,this.,medication?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Calcium.,and.,Vitamin.,D
A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,client.,who.,has.,rheumatoid.,arthritis.,about.,taking.,met
hotrexate..,Which.,of.,the.,following.,information.,should.,the.,nurse.,include?.,
-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Drink.,2-3L.,of.,water.,per.,day
,A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,group.,of.,clients.,about.,osteoarthritis..,Which.,of.,the.,f
ollowing.,recommendations.,should.,the.,nurse.,include.,in.,the.,teaching?.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Maintain.,a.,recommended.,body.,weight
A.,nurse.,is.,caring.,for.,an.,older.,adult.,client.,who.,has.,rheumatoid.,arthritis.,an
d.,is.,taking.,aspirin.,650mg.,every.,4.,hours..,Which.,of.,the.,following.,diagnost
ic.,tests.,should.,the.,nurse.,monitor.,to.,evaluate.,the.,effectiveness.,of.,the.,medi
cation?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Erythrocyte.,sedimentation.,rate.,(ESR)
A.,young.,adult.,client.,with.,a.,new.,diagnosis.,of.,rheumatoid.,arthritis.,states,.,"
The.,pain.,in.,my.,joints.,is.,just.,a.,temporary.,thing..,If.,I.,keep.,eating.,right.,and.,e
xercising,.,it'll.,go.,away.".,The.,nurse.,should.,identify.,the.,client.,is.,exhibiting.
,which.,of.,the.,following.,defense.,mechanisms? .,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Denial
A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,client.,who.,has.,gout.,about.,medications..,The.,nurse.,sh
ould.,teach.,the.,client.,to.,avoid.,the.,use.,of.,which.,of.,the.,following.,types.,of.,m
edication?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Salicylates,.,such.,as.,aspirin,.,and.,diuretics.,can.,trigger.,gout.,attacks.
A.,nurse.,is.,caring.,for.,a.,client.,who.,has.,developed.,gout..,Which.,of.,the.,follo
wing.,medications.,should.,the.,nurse.,prepare.,to.,administer?.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Allopurinol
,A.,nurse.,is.,completing.,discharge.,instructions.,with.,a.,client.,following.,an.,ac
ute.,onset.,of.,gout..,Which.,of.,the.,following.,client.,statements.,indicates.,an.,u
nderstanding.,of.,the.,treatment.,regimen?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
I.,will.,limit.,my.,alcohol.,intake
A.,nurse.,is.,completing.,a.,physical.,assessment.,of.,a.,client.,who.,has.,early.,ost
eoarthritis..,Which.,of.,the.,following.,manifestations.,should.,the.,nurse.,expec
t?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Pain.,worsens.,with.,activity
A.,nurse.,is.,assessing.,a.,client.,who.,has.,systemic.,lupus.,erythematosus.,and.,is
.,taking.,hydroxychloroquine..,The.,nurse.,should.,report.,which.,of.,the.,followi
ng.,adverse.,effects.,to.,the.,provider.,immediately?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Blurred.,vision
A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,client.,how.,to.,follow.,a.,low-
purine.,diet.,as.,prescribed.,by.,the.,provider.,for.,the.,management.,of.,gout..,Wh
ich.,of.,the.,following.,statements.,indicates.,the.,client.,understands.,the.,teachi
ng?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
"I.,should.,avoid.,eating.,liver.,and.,other.,organ.,meats"
A.,nurse.,is.,reviewing.,the.,cause.,of.,gout.,with.,a.,group.,of.,nurses..,Which.,of.,t
he.,following.,statements.,should.,the.,nurse.,make?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
"The.,intra-articular.,deposition.,of.,urate.,crystals.,causes.,inflammation."
, A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,client.,who.,has.,a.,new.,diagnosis.,of.,gout.,about.,manag
ing.,the.,disorder..,Which.,of.,the.,following.,instructions.,should.,the.,nurse.,inc
lude.,in.,the.,teaching?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ eat.,less/avoid-
.,liver,.,sardines,.,shrimp,.,red.,meats,.,beef,.,lamb,.,pork
A.,nurse.,is.,teaching.,a.,client.,about.,risk.,factors.,for.,osteoarthritis..,Which.,of.,
the.,following.,factors.,should.,the.,nurse.,include.,in.,the.,teaching?.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Aging,.,obesity,.,smoking
A.,nurse.,is.,assessing.,an.,older.,adult.,client.,who.,has.,experienced.,some.,loss.,
of.,bone.,density..,The.,nurse.,observes.,a.,"hunchback".,curvature.,of.,the.,client
's.,spine..,The.,nurse.,should.,expect.,the.,provider.,to.,document.,which.,of.,the.,f
ollowing.,disorders?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Kyphosis
A.,nurse.,is.,caring.,for.,a.,client.,following.,a.,right.,total.,hip.,arthroplasty..,Post
operatively.,the.,nurse.,should.,maintain.,the.,right.,leg.,in.,which.,of.,the.,followi
ng.,positions?.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ Abduction
A.,nurse.,is.,caring.,for.,a.,client.,who.,sustained.,a.,femur.,fracture.,in.,an.,automo
bile.,accident.,and.,is.,placed.,into.,skeletal.,traction..,The.,nurse.,may.,remove.,t
he.,weights.,from.,the.,traction.,device.,if.,which.,of.,the.,following.,occurs?.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔ The.,client.,develops.,a.,life-threatening.,situation
A.,nurse.,is.,assessing.,a.,client.,who.,is.,24.,hours.,postoperative.,following.,an.,o
pen.,reduction.,and.,internal.,fixation.,to.,repair.,a.,fracture.,of.,the.,femur..,Whic