What finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a right shoulder subluxation?
A) Right shoulder deformity, reduced joint mobility
B) Decreased length of the right arm
C) Deformity of the wrist, hand, and fingers
D) Pain unrelieved by appropriate analgesics
A) Right shoulder deformity, reduced joint mobility
Explanation: A) The most common manifestations of dislocations and subluxations include pain, limb or joint deformity, and altered mobility of the affected joint.
B) The length of the arm is not shortened in a shoulder dislocation.
C) These are manifestations of a Volkmann contracture secondary to compartment syndrome and not findings for a shoulder dislocation.
D) While the patient with a shoulder subluxation may have pain, it should be relieved with analgesics.
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