Exam 46: Amputations

A nurse is aware that a patient who is having his leg amputated is also having a prosthesis fitted during at the same time as the surgery.Which fact should the preoperative teaching plan include?

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Question 21

What controls the movement with a myoelectrically controlled prosthesis?

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Question 22

Why is a closed amputation usually performed?

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Question 23

A patient who had a below-the-knee amputation 24 hours earlier is complaining of burning pain in his left foot.Which intervention is most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

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Question 24

What routine preoperative diagnostic tests are appropriate for a patient anticipating a below-the-knee amputation?

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Question 25

A nurse is caring for a patient with a recent below-the-knee amputation.What should the nurse recommend to this patient to prevent the loss of calcium and protein?

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Question 26

A child comes to the school nurse with his index finger partially amputated and hanging by a shred of skin and muscle.What is the best action by the nurse?

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Question 27

A home health care nurse suspects a neuroma in a patient who had an above-the-knee amputation 1 month earlier.Which complaint by the patient led the nurse to suspect a neuroma?

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Question 28

A patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD)and diabetes asks what he can do to help prevent an amputation.What is the best response of the nurse?

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Question 29

To reduce the possibility of hip contractures in a patient with an above-the-knee amputation, a nurse periodically places the patient in a(n)______ position.

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Question 30

The verbalization of microvascular precautions is a criterion for measuring the achievement of which outcome?

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Exam 46: Amputations

A nurse is aware that a patient who is having his leg amputated is also having a prosthesis fitted during at the same time as the surgery.Which fact should the preoperative teaching plan include?

What controls the movement with a myoelectrically controlled prosthesis?

Why is a closed amputation usually performed?

A patient who had a below-the-knee amputation 24 hours earlier is complaining of burning pain in his left foot.Which intervention is most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

What routine preoperative diagnostic tests are appropriate for a patient anticipating a below-the-knee amputation?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a recent below-the-knee amputation.What should the nurse recommend to this patient to prevent the loss of calcium and protein?

A child comes to the school nurse with his index finger partially amputated and hanging by a shred of skin and muscle.What is the best action by the nurse?

A home health care nurse suspects a neuroma in a patient who had an above-the-knee amputation 1 month earlier.Which complaint by the patient led the nurse to suspect a neuroma?

A patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD)and diabetes asks what he can do to help prevent an amputation.What is the best response of the nurse?

To reduce the possibility of hip contractures in a patient with an above-the-knee amputation, a nurse periodically places the patient in a(n)______ position.

The verbalization of microvascular precautions is a criterion for measuring the achievement of which outcome?

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