Which problem is most commonly encountered by adolescent females with scoliosis?

How would the nurse best describe Gowers’ sign to the parents of a child with muscular dystrophy?

A nurse is instructing a wheelchair-bound client with muscular dystrophy on exercises to best prevent skin breakdown. What is the best information for the nurse to provide?

What findings would the nurse expect when palpating the muscles of a child with muscular dystrophy?

A child is having increased difficulty getting out of his chair at school. Which recommendation should the nurse make to assist the child?

Which of the following strategies would be the first choice in attempting to maximize function in a child with muscular dystrophy?

To promote safe transfers in a client with muscular dystrophy, a nurse should teach exercises to maintain which muscles?

The parents of a child with muscular dystrophy ask the nurse what causes this condition. What is the best response by the nurse?

A child has developed difficulty ambulating and tends to walk on his toes. Which surgical technique may benefit the client?

The nurse is planning to teach the parents of a child with newly diagnosed muscular dystrophy about the disease. Which description accurately describes this condition?

Which activity in a client with muscular dystrophy should a nurse anticipate the client having difficulty with first?

A client with muscular dystrophy has lost complete control of his lower extremities. He has some strength bilaterally in the upper extremities but poor trunk control. Which mechanism would be the most important to have on the wheelchair?

The parents of a child with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy want to know how it is acquired. What is the most accurate response by the nurse?

Which condition would alert the nurse that a child might be suffering from muscular dystrophy?

The nurse is teaching the student nurse about muscular dystrophy. The student nurse asks which form of muscular dystrophy is most common. Which response is most accurate?

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory tests of a child diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. Which laboratory test would aid in the diagnosis of this condition?

Which information should a nurse provide to the parents of child undergoing testing for the diagnosis of muscular dystrophy?

When a child is suspected of having muscular dystrophy, a nurse should expect which muscles to be affected first?

Which position of the femur is accurate in relation to the acetabulum in a child with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)?

The nurse would expect her client’s suspected developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) to be confirmed by which diagnostic technique?

A young child sustains a dislocated hip as well as a subcapital fracture. The nurse is aware that the client is at greatest risk for which of the following?

The nurse is assessing a child suspected of having muscular dystrophy for muscle weakness. At what age would evidence of muscle weakness associated with muscular dystrophy appear?

A 2-year-old toddler has muscular dystrophy. His legs are held together with the knees touching. Which muscles are contracted?

A client with bilateral fractured femurs is scheduled for a double–hipspica cast. She says to the nurse, “Only 3 more months and I can go home.” Further investigation reveals that the client and her family believe she’ll be hospitalized until the cast comes off. The nurse should explain to the client and her family that the client:

A nurse is caring for an infant with suspected developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Which information should the nurse give the parents about diagnostic testing?

Which hip position should be avoided in an 8-month-old infant who has been diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip?

A nurse is talking with a 12-year-old boy and his parents about his osteogenesis imperfecta. The client tells the nurse he likes to swim. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A 12-year-old child diagnosed with muscular dystrophy is hospitalized secondary to a fall. Surgery is necessary as well as skeletal traction. Which complication should be of greatest concern to the nursing staff?

A 13-year-old boy admitted with a fractured femur had an open reduction and internal fixation 2 days ago and currently is in traction. He asks the nurse what would happen to him if a terrorist decided to bomb the hospital. What’s the nurse’s best response?

Which finding should a nurse expect when assessing a neonate with a positive Galeazzi sign?