Nursing Study Guide

1. The bones serve as storage for which two minerals?

1.Sodium and potassium

2.Calcium and phosphorus

3.Copper and iodine

4.Magnesium and chloride

2. Hematopoiesis takes place in:

1.the lymph nodes.

2.the spleen.

3.the yellow bone marrow.

4.the red bone marrow.

3. Movement of an extremity away from the midline of the body is called:

1.adduction.

2.pronation.

3.flexion.

4.abduction.

4. A 65-year-old patient has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A diagnostic test used to confirm RA is:

1. complete blood count.

2. erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

3. prothrombin time.

4. urinary uric acid level.

5. A clinical sign of gouty arthritis is:

1.Heberden's nodes.

2.pathologic fractures.

3.tophi deposits.

4.Homans' sign.

6. A 55-year-old patient reveals a postmenopausal history of three previous fractures and daily consumption of caffeine. According to her history, she is at increased risk for:

1.osteomyelitis.

2.osteoarthritis.

3.osteogenic sarcoma.

4.osteoporosis.

7. An appropriate nursing intervention for a patient suffering from a fractured hip with bipolar hip repair is:

1. release traction weight every 4 to 6 hours.

2. maintain abduction of the affected extremity.

3. maintain adduction of the affected extremity.

4. encourage active range of motion in the affected extremity.

8. The patient is being discharged after a prosthetic hip implant. She asks when she can begin to bear weight on the affected leg. (Select the most appropriate response.)

1.The patient must not bear weight on the affected leg for 6 to 12 months.

2.Most patients bear weight in 5 days.

3.The patient must learn to use a gait enhancer and keep the majority of weight off the unaffected leg.

4.Most patients require some degree of non–weight bearing for 6 weeks to 3 months.

9. A significant postoperative nursing intervention for a patient with an amputation is:

1.maintaining abduction of the stump.

2.elevating the stump with no more than two pillows....