Exam 43: Amputations

The nurse clarifies that the precise term for the patient's amputation,which will be through the knee joint,is called ____________________.

The nurse modifies a teaching plan for an older adult who has had an above-the-knee amputation by: (Select all that apply.)

The patient who has a below-the-elbow prosthesis shows the home health care nurse the residual limb,which is red,edematous,and warm to the touch.The nurse instructs the patient to:

To diminish swelling of the residual limb in the postoperative period after an above-the-knee amputation,the nurse should:

The home health care nurse suspects a neuroma in a patient who had an above-the-knee amputation 1 month earlier when the patient complains of:

The nurse is aware that the patient who is having his leg amputated is also having a prosthesis fitted during the surgery at the same time.The preoperative teaching plan will include the fact that:

The nurse,when selecting possible nursing diagnoses for the 32-year-old patient who is in anticipatory grieving for an upcoming bilateral above-the-knee amputation,would consider: (Select all that apply.)

Patient verbalization of microvascular precautions is a criterion for measuring the achievement the outcome of:

When the patient asks when he should expect to be up and walking after his below-the-knee amputation,the nurse assures him that most amputees can fully bear weight in:

The nurse discriminates between an open and a closed amputation by saying that a closed amputation is designed to: (Select all that apply.)

An appropriate outcome for a nursing diagnosis,"Anxiety,related to perceived threat of disability," would be:

The patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD)and diabetes asks what he can do to help prevent an amputation.The nurse is quick to respond:

The nurse excitedly tells the patient about the myoelectrically controlled prosthesis,the movement of which is controlled by:

Preoperative exercises for a patient undergoing a lower-extremity amputation include ____________________ training.

The nurse explains that for an elbow disarticulation,the limb will be severed:

The nurse is aware that a thermographic finding of cool spots in a certain area indicates:

The nurse points out the major situational occurrences that lead to amputations are: (Select all that apply.)

The 80-year-old man with diabetes has had vascular problems with his feet and lower legs for 10 years and is scheduled for a left below-the-knee amputation.The remark by the patient that indicates an understanding of the procedure is:

A patient who amputated his thumb in a lawnmower accident hands the emergency department nurse his thumb in a glass jar.The nurse should:

A closed amputation is usually performed to: