This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The newly admitted client has contractures of both lower extremities. What nursing intervention ... (Read 88 times)

waynest

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 553
The newly admitted client has contractures of both lower extremities. What nursing intervention should be included in this client's plan of care?
 
  1. Frequent position changes to reverse the contractures
   2. Exercises to strengthen flexor muscles
   3. Range of motion exercises to prevent worsening of contractures
   4. Weight-bearing activities to stimulate joint relaxation

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who has peripheral vascular disease and is experiencing intermittent claudication. What action is most appropriate for the nurse to take to relieve the pain?
 
  a. Position the patient with his legs dependent
  b. Administer oxygen
  c. Encourage the patient to exercise his extremities during the painful episode
  d. Administer narcotic analgesics



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Koolkid240

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 357
Answer to Question 1

3. Range of motion exercises to prevent worsening of contractures.

Rationale:
Once contractures occur, they are irreversible except by surgical intervention. The best nursing intervention is to keep the contractures from getting tighter (or worse) by providing range of motion exercises. Frequent position changes will not reverse contractures, nor will weight-bearing activities. The contracture occurs because the flexor muscles are stronger than the extensor muscles. This imbalance in strength pulls the inactive joint into a flexed position, and a permanent shortening of the muscle occurs.

Answer to Question 2

A
If the pain is in the legs, the patient should sit down and improve the delivery of oxygen to the legs by positioning the legs lower than the level of the heart. Administering oxygen, exercise, and providing narcotic analgesics may or may not be indicated.




waynest

  • Member
  • Posts: 553
Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!


mohan

  • Member
  • Posts: 362
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.

Did you know?

The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.

Did you know?

The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.

Did you know?

The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.

Did you know?

About one in five American adults and teenagers have had a genital herpes infection—and most of them don't know it. People with genital herpes have at least twice the risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to it than those people who do not have genital herpes.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library