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WorksheetsNUR 170 musculoskeletal lab activity
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 46mins
What are complications related to amputation?
Name interventions for phantom pain
List interventions to prevent contractures post amputation
Buck's traction is a form of skin traction
True
False
Both skin traction and skeletal traction may apply weight
True
False
Skeletal traction devices are screwed into the bone
True
False
Which type of traction can use heavier weights?
Skin
Skeletal
How is skin traction applied to the patient?
Screwed into the bone
Sutured into the skin
Velcro boot/halter
What is the purpose of traction?
List guidelines for care of a patient in Buck's traction
List "dos and don'ts" of moving a patient while in traction
What are assessments that need to be made when a patient has a skeletal traction device with pins?
How do we care for the pins in a skeletal traction device?
Osteoarthritis may manifest in the hands as these types of nodes:
(a)
Which type of arthritis has bilateral and symmetrical joint involvement?
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
This is the type of deformity often seen with rheumatoid arthritis
(a)
This class of drugs could be used for treatment for both OA and RA
(a)
Carpal tunnel can produce which of the following symptoms? (select all that apply)
Numbness
Paresthesia
Decrease in fine movement
Hand deformity
Carpal tunnel affects which nerve in the wrist?
(a)
List possible treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome
Case scenario: What medical diagnosis do you suspect Kelly Patel is exhibiting?
(a)
Case scenario: What signs/symptoms assessed led us to the suspected diagnosis?
Alert and oriented
Worsening pain
Splint in place to left radius fracture
Left hand cool to touch
Decreased sensation left hand
Case scenario: What are possible solutions to Kelly Patel's suspected diagnosis?
Case scenario: What are the 6 P's associated with Kelly Patel's suspected diagnosis?
