Exam 59: Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Following a motorcycle accident,a 58-year-old patient arrives in the emergency department with massive left lower leg swelling.Which action will the nurse take first?

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A patient who has had an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)of a hip fracture tells the nurse that he is ready to get out of bed for the first time.Which action should the nurse take?

The second day after admission with a fractured pelvis,a 64-year-old patient suddenly develops confusion.Which action should the nurse take first?

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

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

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?

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 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

The nurse will instruct the patient with a fractured left radius that the cast will need to remain in place

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

After being hospitalized for 3 days with a right femur fracture,a 32-year-old 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?