[Expert Solution]: Neurovascular assessment • How to assess…

Neurovascular assessment • How to assess for neurovascular injuries? • What is the neurovascular assessment looking for? • In what cases do you complete a neurovascular assessment? • What are the 6p’s? • How would you complete a neurovascular assessment for an upper arm injury? • How would you complete a neurovascular assessment for a lower leg injury Osteoporosis • What are the modifiable risk factors of osteoporosis (diet, medications, lifestyle choices) • What are the non-modifiable risk factors of osteoporosis (age, gender, diseases) • What are the signs someone has osteoporosis? • How is osteoporosis diagnosed? • What actions should a nurse take to care for an osteoporosis patient? • What education should be provided for an osteoporosis patient? • What medications are provided to treat osteoporosis? Osteoarthritis • What is osteoarthritis? • What are the risk factors that lead to osteoarthritis? • What are the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis? • What are Heberden’s nodes? • What are Bouchard’s nodes? • What nursing actions should be taken to care for a patient with osteoarthritis? • What OTC medication is the medication of choice for managing osteoarthritis? • What OTC medication should be used to relieve pain that is unrelieved from the above first-line medication? • What supplements can help with osteoarthritis? • Where are the common places osteoarthritis occurs? • What nursing actions should be taken to help with back pain? • What non-pharmacological treatments are available for back pain? Arthroplasty • What is arthroplasty? • What joints are typical to have arthroplasty? • What post-op care must be done for knee arthroplasty? • What is a CPM, and why is it used? • How do you prevent contractures of the knee? • What are the complications of a knee arthroplasty? • What post-op care must be done for a hip arthroplasty? • What lab values should be monitored for 48 hours after a hip arthroplasty? • What education should be provided to the patient to avoid hip dislocation after a hip arthroplasty? • How can you prevent a DVT in a knee or hip arthroplasty? • How would you look for an infection in a knee or hip arthroplasty? • How do you manage and control pain in a knee or a hip arthroplasty? • How do you assess and manage the neurovascular status of a patient with a knee or hip arthroplasty?