Check Your Understanding Questions
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What components of the Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) Tool indicate that a patient is at higher risk for experiencing a fracture related to osteoporosis?
2
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What assessment findings would indicate that interventions have been effective for a patient being treated for osteoarthritis?
3
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What lifestyle modifications would you suggest to a patient with osteoarthritis?
4
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What assessment findings would cause you to worry about the development of common complications after a bone fracture?
5
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What clinical manifestations would the nurse anticipate being reported by the parents of a child with suspected MD?
6
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What diagnostic tests would you anticipate being ordered for a patient with suspected MD?
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What clinical manifestations would display to the nurse the efficacy of nursing care for a patient with MD?
8
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What assessment findings would you anticipate in a patient who presents with SLE?
9
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The nurse is providing discharge education to a patient newly diagnosed with RA. The patient has been prescribed a course of corticosteroids. What information should the nurse include in the teaching?
10
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The nurse plans to revise the plan of care for a patient with RA based upon their evaluation findings. What clinical findings might the nurse see in the evaluation that prompt this revision?
11
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What assessments will the nurse perform on a patient with a suspected soft tissue injury?
12
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What education is important for the nurse to provide to a patient upon discharge after being treated for a sprained ankle?