a nurse is preparing a client for discharge who is postoperative following a conventional lumbar
disk excision. which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the
nurse's instructions?
A. "I should have no problem climbing stairs when I get home"
B. "I'll wait about 3 weeks before I return to my usual activities"
C. "I'll use my heating pad if I feel any muscle spasms in my back"
D. "I can go back to driving in about 2 weeks or so" -correct answers C
a nurse is preparing a client who is postoperative following total hip arthroplasty for discharge.
which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the instructions?
A. "I'll use alcohol pads to clean my incision each day"
B. "When I'm doing my exercises, I'll include bent-leg raises"
C. "I'll use a reacher to help me pick up anything I drop on the floor"
D. "When I can walk without my walker, I can stop attending physical therapy" -correct answers
C
a nurse is caring for a client who is wearing a halo fixator. which of the following interventions
should the nurse implement? (select all that apply)
A. monitor the client's vital gins every 4 hours
B. monitor the client's pin sites for loosening
C. hold the halo device when turning the client
D. check the client's skin to ensure the jacket is not applying pressure
, E. adjust the screws holding the client's halo device in place to ensure a proper fit -correct
answers A, B, D
a nurse is assessing a client who is 24 hr postoperative following an above-the-elbow
amputation. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. client report of muscle spasms
B. inability to get dressed without assistance
C. client report of feelings of anger
D. refusal to look at the affected limb -correct answers A
a nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled to have an arthroscopy the following day. which of
the following statements indicates that the client understands the pre-procedure teaching?
A. "I have to keep my leg straight throughout the whole procedure
B. "The doctor will be able to see if I have signs of rheumatoid arthritis"
C. "I should expect to stay overnight until I can walk around"
D. "I'll have a scar that will be about an inch long" -correct answers B
a nurse is caring for a client with a hip fracture who has Buck's extension traction in place.
Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse give the client about this type of
traction? (select all that apply)
A. "You'll have considerably less pain with the traction in place"
B. "You'll have the traction in place for a week or so"
C. "The traction will help decrease muscle spams"
D. "The weights act as a pulling force to keep your leg and hip still"
E. "We have to make sure the weights are just barely touching the floor" -correct answers A, C,
D
disk excision. which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the
nurse's instructions?
A. "I should have no problem climbing stairs when I get home"
B. "I'll wait about 3 weeks before I return to my usual activities"
C. "I'll use my heating pad if I feel any muscle spasms in my back"
D. "I can go back to driving in about 2 weeks or so" -correct answers C
a nurse is preparing a client who is postoperative following total hip arthroplasty for discharge.
which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the instructions?
A. "I'll use alcohol pads to clean my incision each day"
B. "When I'm doing my exercises, I'll include bent-leg raises"
C. "I'll use a reacher to help me pick up anything I drop on the floor"
D. "When I can walk without my walker, I can stop attending physical therapy" -correct answers
C
a nurse is caring for a client who is wearing a halo fixator. which of the following interventions
should the nurse implement? (select all that apply)
A. monitor the client's vital gins every 4 hours
B. monitor the client's pin sites for loosening
C. hold the halo device when turning the client
D. check the client's skin to ensure the jacket is not applying pressure
, E. adjust the screws holding the client's halo device in place to ensure a proper fit -correct
answers A, B, D
a nurse is assessing a client who is 24 hr postoperative following an above-the-elbow
amputation. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
A. client report of muscle spasms
B. inability to get dressed without assistance
C. client report of feelings of anger
D. refusal to look at the affected limb -correct answers A
a nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled to have an arthroscopy the following day. which of
the following statements indicates that the client understands the pre-procedure teaching?
A. "I have to keep my leg straight throughout the whole procedure
B. "The doctor will be able to see if I have signs of rheumatoid arthritis"
C. "I should expect to stay overnight until I can walk around"
D. "I'll have a scar that will be about an inch long" -correct answers B
a nurse is caring for a client with a hip fracture who has Buck's extension traction in place.
Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse give the client about this type of
traction? (select all that apply)
A. "You'll have considerably less pain with the traction in place"
B. "You'll have the traction in place for a week or so"
C. "The traction will help decrease muscle spams"
D. "The weights act as a pulling force to keep your leg and hip still"
E. "We have to make sure the weights are just barely touching the floor" -correct answers A, C,
D
