Title: Perform procedures related to the muscular and skeletal systems.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Mastering Nursing Competencies and Skills in the Clinical Setting

Performance should include

- focused assessment of client's muscular and skeletal systems
- diagnostic procedures
  - X-ray
  - scans
  - arthroscopy
  - electromyography (EMG)
  - joint aspiration
  - muscle biopsy
- body positioning and transferring
  - bed to chair
  - chair to bed
  - bed to stretcher
  - stretcher to bed
  - bed to wheelchair
  - wheelchair to bed
- help with various therapeutic and assistive devices
  - gait belts
  - walkers
  - wheelchairs
  - crutches.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would one assess the client's muscular and skeletal systems through inspection, palpation, manipulation, and observation of activity level, coordination, posture, and gait?
- How would one assist with diagnostic procedures?
- How would one perform transfer procedures?
- How would one demonstrate the use of assistive devices?
- How would one demonstrate the use of a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine?