Exam 62: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

Which information obtained by the nurse about a patient with a lumbar vertebral compression fracture requires an immediate report to the health care provider?

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

A young adult arrives in the emergency department with ankle swelling and severe pain after twisting an ankle playing basketball. Which of these prescribed interprofessional interventions will the nurse implement first?

After a motorcycle accident,a patient arrives in the emergency department with severe swelling of the left lower leg. Which action will the nurse take first?

Which statement by the patient indicates a good understanding of the nurse's teaching about a new short-arm synthetic cast?

When a patient arrives in the emergency department with a facial fracture,which action will the nurse take first?

When caring for a patient who is using Buck's traction after a hip fracture,which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

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

The occupational health nurse will teach the patient whose job involves many hours of typing to

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

Which action will the urgent care nurse take for a patient with a possible knee meniscus injury?

A patient who arrives at the emergency department experiencing severe left knee pain is diagnosed with a patellar dislocation. The initial patient teaching by the nurse will focus on the need for

Which action will the nurse take in order to evaluate the effectiveness of Buck's traction for a patient who has an intracapsular fracture of the right femur?

After the health care provider recommends 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?

Which statement by a patient who has had an above-the-knee amputation indicates the nurse's discharge teaching has been effective?

A patient arrived at the emergency department after tripping over a rug and falling at home. Which finding is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

A patient undergoes left above-the-knee amputation with an immediate prosthetic fitting. When the patient arrives on the orthopedic unit after surgery,the nurse should

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

Which finding in a patient with a Colles' fracture of the left wrist is most important to communicate immediately to the health care provider?

A patient with a complex pelvic fracture from a motor vehicle crash is on bed rest. Which nursing assessment finding indicates a potential complication of the fracture?