Author Question: A nurse is conducting a sports fitness class for volunteer coaches. Which information provided by ... (Read 54 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A nurse is conducting a sports fitness class for volunteer coaches. Which information provided by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A.
Fractures heal more quickly in children because the bones are still growing.
B.
Children are prone to fractures because their bones are weaker than adults' bones.
C.
Ligaments are bands of fibrous tissue that hold muscles to the bones.
D.
Once a child reaches adult height, bone development eventually stops.

Question 2

The nurse is providing care to a pediatric patient admitted for a workup of bone deformity. The latest laboratory values indicate calcium at 6.6 mg/dL and phosphorus at 2.1 mg/dL. Which condition does the nurse correlate with these values?

A.
Muscular dystrophy
B.
Osgood-Schlatter disease
C.
Rickets
D.
Scoliosis

Shshxj · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Although children are more prone to fractures than adults due to continued bone growth, because their bones are still growing, fractures heal quickly. Ligaments hold two or more bones or cartilages together. Bone is a dynamic tissue and continues to be developed and reabsorbed throughout life.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Normal calcium is 8.5-11 mg/dL, and normal phosphorus is 3-4.5 mg/dL. Low values for both are seen in rickets.