Exam 62: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

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?

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

Which nursing intervention will be included in the plan of care after a patient with a right femur fracture has a hip spica cast applied?

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

In which order will the nurse take these actions when caring for a patient in the emergency department with a right leg fracture after a motor vehicle crash? (Put a comma and a space between each answer choice [A,B,C,D,E,F].)

A patient with a fracture of the left femoral neck 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

A patient who has had 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 to the touch. Which action should the nurse take next?

Before assisting a patient with ambulation 2 days after total hip arthroplasty,which action is most important for the nurse to take?

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

The nurse's discharge teaching for a patient who has had a repair of a fractured mandible will include information about

After being hospitalized for 3 days with a right femur fracture,a patient suddenly develops shortness of breath and tachypnea. The patient tells the nurse,"I feel like I am going to die!" Which action should the nurse take first?

A tennis player has an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same-day surgery. When the nurse plans postoperative teaching for the patient,which information will be included?

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

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged from the hospital 4 days after insertion of a femoral head prosthesis using a posterior approach. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for additional instruction?

A 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?

After change-of-shift report,which patient should the nurse assess first?

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 the patient can safely ambulate independently?

A patient who slipped and fell in the shower at home has a proximal left humerus fracture immobilized with a long-arm cast and a sling. Which nursing intervention will be included in the plan of care?

A high school teacher with ulnar drift caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA)is scheduled for arthroplasty of several joints in the left hand. Which patient statement to the nurse indicates a realistic expectation for the surgery?

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who had a cemented right total knee arthroplasty?