FRAX
Nursing Interventions
Screen Time
Med Pass
Critical Thinking
100

This tool was developed to estimate the 10-year fracture risk for a given patient.

What is the FRAX tool?

100

These are the three main preparations and caring responsibilities of the nurse caring for the patient.

What is preparing and caring for the patient before, during and after surgery?

100

The age recommended to begin screening for osteoporosis in women, if no risk factors exist. 

What is 65 years old?

100

These are the four bisphosphonates approved for treatment of osteoporosis. 

What are alendronate, risedronate, ibandronate, and zoledronic acid?

100

This class of medications should not be prescribed after denosumab due to loss of BMD at the hip.

What are PTH analogs (abaloperitide, teriperitide)?

200

This behavior is a risk factor for osteoporosis and can also cause many types of cancer.

What is smoking?

200

Name these exact three nursing interventions that assist patients in optimal recovery.

What are pain management, infection prevention, and encouraging ambulation (all as prescribed)?

200

This is the only test that has been validated to diagnose osteoporosis. 

What is a DEXA scan? (Or bone densitometry)

200

This is the only estrogen agonist/antagonist approved for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

What is raloxifene?

200

Using this class of medications first will decrease the effectiveness of further osteoporosis treatment.

What is bisphosphonate therapy?

300

Treatment for osteoporosis should be considered when this is 20% in the next 10 years.

What is risk of major osteoporotic fracture?

300

Applying this ___?___ to the affected area for a total of ___?___ minutes may decrease muscle spasms.

What is ice and 15 ?

300

This is the BMD (bone mineral density) measurement of a patient compared to that of a young, healthy patient and is used to diagnose osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. 

What is the T-score?

300

This sclerostin monoclonal antibody is most effective at reducing fracture risk as the spine.

What is romozosumab?

300

This medication should not be prescribed if the patient has had a heart attack or stroke within the last year.

What is romozosumab?

400

This autoimmune disease increases your risk for osteoporosis.

What is rheumatoid arthritis?

400

After hip surgery, patients should not bend or do these two things in efforts to keep the their hips in alignment.


What is bend past 90 degrees and cross the ankles?

400

This is the BMD (bone mineral density) of a patient compared with the BMD of women her own age. 

What is the Z-score?

400

Recombinant human parathyroid hormone 1-34. 

What is teriparatide?

400

This technology shows the quality of bones better than merely measuring bone density alone.

What is trabecular bone score?

500

Treatment for osteoporosis should be considered when this is 3% over the next 10 years.

What is risk of hip fracture?

500

This is a sign to immediately assess the surgical site for infection.

What is a change in the patients mental status?

500

The range of T-score for osteopenia. 

What is <-1.0 to >-2.5?

500

A RANK ligand inhibitor used to treat osteoporosis especially in women with high risk of fracture.

What is denosumab?

500

These three studies demonstrated that the optimal use of current osteoporosis medications are sequential treatment, starting with a bone building, and followed by an antiresorptive drug. 

What are the ACTIVExtend, FRAME and ARCH studies?