The nurse encourages the parents of a child with an osteosarcoma ...

[kellyjaisingh]

The nurse encourages the parents of a child with an osteosarcoma to complete a protocol of chemotherapy before surgery because chemotherapy can: (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Cure the tumor
  b. Facilitate salvaging of the leg
  c. Help prevent metastasis
  d. Eliminate the need for surgery
  e. Enrich the blood supply to the bone

Question 2

Allison has fractured her left tibia. The nurse should assess which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Skin color distal to the fracture
   2. Pain in the extremity
   3. Pulses distal to the fracture
   4. Paresthesia proximal to the fracture
   5. Paralysis proximal to the fracture

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Answer to Question 1

B, C
Preoperative chemotherapy for an osteosarcoma can help salvage the leg and reduce the threat of metastasis.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3
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1. Skin color will indicate if circulation has been damaged with the injury.
2. Pain needs to be recognized because of the nerve damage to the area.
3. The lack of pulses will indicate that circulation to the affected area has been blocked.
4. The assessment should occur distal to the fracture.
Paralysis occurs because of injury to the spinal cord, not the tibia.