Exam 63: Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

The day after a having a right below-the-knee amputation,a patient complains of pain in the right foot.Which action is best for the nurse to take?

A 48-year-old patient with a comminuted fracture of the left femur has Buck's traction in place while waiting for surgery.To assess for pressure areas on the patient's back and sacral area and to provide skin care,the nurse should

Based on the information shown in the accompanying figure and obtained for a patient in the emergency room,which action will the nurse take first?

A patient has a long-arm plaster cast applied for immobilization of a fractured left radius.Until the cast has completely dried,the nurse should

Which information obtained by the nurse about a 29-year-old patient with a lumbar vertebral compression fracture is most important to report to the health care provider?

A 42-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency department with a left femur fracture.Which information obtained by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider?

When doing discharge teaching for a 19-year-old patient who has had a repair of a fractured mandible,the nurse will include information about

When assessing for Tinel's sign in a patient with possible right-sided carpal tunnel syndrome,the nurse will ask the patient about

Which discharge instruction will the emergency department nurse include for a patient with a sprained ankle?

Which action will the urgent care nurse take when caring for a patient who has a possible knee meniscus injury?

The day after a 60-year-old patient has an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)for an open,displaced tibial fracture,the priority nursing diagnosis is

After the health care provider has recommended amputation for a patient who has nonhealing ischemic foot ulcers,the patient tells the nurse that he would rather die than have an amputation.Which response by the nurse is best?

A 32-year-old patient who has had an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)of left lower leg fractures continues to complain of severe pain in the leg 15 minutes after receiving the prescribed IV morphine.Pulses are faintly palpable and the foot is cool.Which action should the nurse take next?

A patient who is to have no weight bearing on the left leg is learning to walk using crutches.Which observation by the nurse indicates that the patient can safely ambulate independently?

A patient with a right lower leg fracture will be discharged home with an external fixation device in place.Which information will the nurse teach?

A pedestrian who was hit by a car is admitted to the emergency department with possible right lower leg fractures.The initial action by the nurse should be to

A factory line worker has repetitive strain syndrome in the left elbow.The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged from the hospital 5 days after insertion of a femoral head prosthesis using a posterior approach.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for additional instruction?

When giving home care instructions to a patient who has comminuted forearm fractures and a long-arm cast on the left arm,which information should the nurse include?

A patient is being discharged 4 days after hip replacement surgery using the posterior approach.Which patient action requires immediate intervention by the nurse?