Exam 2 Module 5: NUR 2356 /
NUR2356 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Multidimensional Care I / MDC 1 | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
Fall Prevention/ Home Safety examples for Osteoporosis (6)
Answer:
•Handrails in bathrooms
•Ramps instead of stairs
•Wear rubber sole shoes that fit properly
•Avoid slippery when wet floors
•Prevent clutter
•Avoid slippery when wet floors
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Question:
Health Promotion for Osteoporosis
Answer:
•Daily sun exposure 5 minutes per day •Increase Vitamin D and calcium intake in the diet (dairy products and dark leafy green vegetables) •Avoid alcohol •(ability to grow new bones and replace skeletal tissues.) •Avoid Tobacco •(Smoking affects the body's ability to absorb calcium) •Limit the intake of carbonated beverages •(reduce the intake of healthy drinks such as milk, leading to a lower intake of trace elements such as calcium and magnesium,) •Include weight-bearing exercise at least 3 - 5 times per week •Encourage people at high risk to avoid activities that increase jarring i.e.horse back riding
Question:
What is Osteomyelitis?
Answer:
Infection of the bone. May be acute or chronic
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Question:
Signs and Symptoms of Osteomyelitis (8)
Answer:
•# 1 sign PAIN—constant, localized pulsating sensation that is worse with movement
•Fever greater than 101-degree F
•Edema
•Erythema
•Warmth
•Elevated white blood cell count
•Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
•May have a positive blood culture indicating sepsis along with the osteomyelitis
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Question:
Nursing Interventions for Osteomyelitis
Answer:
•Educate about medications (finish the whole dose) •Encourage compliance and to follow regimen (take full-course of medications) •Inform about signs and symptoms •Provide comfort during rest and with positioning •Assist in ADL •Coordinate Physical Therapy while in the hospital to help improve mobility, especially after surgery •Provide mobility assistance devices
Question:
Medical Interventions for Osteomyelitis (4)
Answer:
•4-6 weeks of antibiotic therapy for acute osteomyelitis •May be place in contact isolation precautions if area is draining copious amounts of drainage.•May require wound irrigation and medication that is directly in contact with the wound •Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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