A client has developed a right torticollis with side bending to the right and rotation to the left. The nurse is aware that which exercises may assist in reduction of the torticollis?

The nurse is caring for a client with severe scoliosis. The nurse determines that the client is at risk for which of the following?

Which statement by the parents of a child with crutches indicates understanding of how to safely walk down stairs?

During a scoliosis screening, a school nurse notices a raised iliac crest height. She should suspect which condition?

The school nurse is providing instructions on scoliosis screening for the student nurses. The nurse explains that which structure is best to observe when screening a child?

Which intervention may be a possible treatment choice for talipes equinovarus?

Which observation by a nurse indicates that the parent of a neonate with developmental dysplasia of the hip understands the discharge teaching?

A physical therapist has instructed the nursing staff in range-of-motion (ROM) exercises for an infant with torticollis. The nurse is uncomfortable performing the exercises that result in crying and grimacing of the client. What is the most important action for the nurse to take?

The nurse determines that an adolescent client with scoliosis understands the treatment plan when the client makes which statement?

A mother of a neonate with clubfoot feels guilty because she believes she did something to cause the condition and asks the nurse how this happened to her baby. The nurse should explain that the cause of clubfoot is:

The nurse is aware that the strengthening of which muscle group is important for a client diagnosed with talipes equinovarus?

The Milwaukee brace is commonly used in the treatment of scoliosis. Which position best describes the placement of the pressure rods?

The parents of an infant born with clubfoot express feelings of guilt and anxiety about their child’s condition to the nurse. What is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a child with a newly applied wet hip-spica cast. What is the most important nursing intervention?

When performing stretches with a child who has scoliosis, which technique should be used by the nurse?

Which technique may assist a 3-month-old client diagnosed with torticollis?

A nurse is teaching the parents of a 3-month-old infant with severe torticollis who has presented with the head rotated to the left and the side bent to the right. The nurse determines that teaching has been effective when the parents identify which muscle as being shortened?

The parents of a 4-year-old child diagnosed with cerebral palsy and resultant thoracic scoliosis ask the nurse what caused the scoliosis. What is the best response by the nurse?

A child has just returned to his room with a cast on his leg after open reduction of a fractured femur. The nurse assesses the child and notes a 6 cm by 10 cm area of blood on the cast. What is the most important action for the nurse to take?

Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority in a 6-year-old child who had a plaster cast applied 6 hours ago to the left leg for a fracture of the tibia?

A school nurse is performing a scoliosis screening on a group of students. Which student would most commonly develop this condition?

Which statement by the father of an 8-year-old boy with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy indicates that he has realistic expectations about the course of the disease?

Which observation by a nurse indicates proper fit of crutches in a 9-yearold boy?

A 9-month-old infant has torticollis with rotation of the head to the left and side bending to the right. The nurse is aware that placing the infant in which position would be most effective for developing muscle lengthening?

A nurse is caring for a 10-year old in Buck’s traction for a fractured femur following a bicycle accident. The child complains of increasing pain 1 hour after receiving an I.V. opioid analgesic. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

A nurse is teaching a 13-year-old girl diagnosed with scoliosis and her parents how to apply a Milwaukee brace. Which action should the nurse do first?

A nurse is caring for a 15-year old who sustained a fracture of the femur 24 hours ago. Which finding would alert the nurse to an early complication?

Which observation by a nurse indicates that an 18-month-old in Bryant’s traction is properly positioned?

A nurse is caring for a child who received a hip-spica cast 24 hours ago for hip dysplasia. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse give the highest priority?

The nurse is caring for a child with a Harrington instrumentation rod placement. While assessing the child on the second postoperative day, the nurse is most concerned when the data include which finding?