What does the student learn about the pain experienced with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
a. Elbow and upper and lower arm pain is aggravated by activity and relieved by rest.
b. Knee, inner thigh, and groin pain is described as a continuous ache and relieved by antiinflammatory drugs.
c. Knee, inner thigh, and groin pain is aggravated by activity and relieved by rest.
d. Elbow and upper and lower arm pain is described as a continuous ache and relieved by antiinflammatory drugs.
Ans: c. Knee, inner thigh, and groin pain is aggravated by activity and relieved by rest.
You might also like to view...
Your unit is set up on a team nursing plan. You understand that team nursing:
1. allows a single nurse to be in charge of the care planning. 2. improves the quality of nursing care by allowing all levels of personnel to learn from more experienced members. 3. allows each team member to work independently of the others. 4. ensures that no nurse is solely responsible for a single client.
The nurse is teaching a patient who will be discharged home with naltrexone (ReVia) after treatment for opioid addiction. What information will the nurse include in the teaching for this patient?
a. "This drug will help control cravings." b. "You may take this drug once weekly." c. "ReVia blocks the pleasurable effects of opioids." d. "If you discontinue this drug abruptly, you will have withdrawal symptoms."
The nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes about self-management. What should the nurse include regarding medications to treat diabetes mellitus?
A. Patients with type 1 diabetes may achieve normal blood glucose levels with oral medications. B. Patients with type 2 diabetes may achieve normal blood glucose levels with a combination of oral medications and insulin. C. Patients with type 2 diabetes will always need an exogenous source of insulin. D. Patients with type 1 diabetes may progress to type 2 if blood glucose levels are not well controlled.
The client receives efavirenz (Sustiva) as treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The nurse assesses the client for which serious adverse effect?
1. Cardiac arrest 2. Rash 3. Bone marrow suppression 4. Seizures