The nurse is admitting a client with a shoulder dislocation. The client tells the nurse that the healthcare provider has told her she has a dislocated shoulder. The client asks the nurse what this diagnosis means
The nurse would respond with which of the following statements? 1. "I cannot tell you without your healthcare provider's permission.".
2. "You have a muscle tear at the shoulder.".
3. "Your shoulder bone has come apart from the shoulder joint.".
4. "Your shoulder is fractured and separated from the joint.".
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Rationale 1: The client has voiced a concern and asked a question of the nurse. It is within the scope of practice and responsibility of the nurse to respond to this inquiry.
Rationale 2: A dislocation is a displacement of the bone from its usual anatomical location in the joint. A muscle tear is not the same thing as a dislocation.
Rationale 3: A dislocation is a displacement of the bone from its usual anatomical location in the joint.
Rationale 4: A dislocation is displacement of the bone from its usual anatomical location. This condition does not include a fracture.
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