ORTHOPEDIC NURSING TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES
◉ What is the most commonly reported injuries?. Answer:
Contusions, Strains, and Sprains.
◉ Contusion. Answer: Blunt force-bleeding into soft tissue, but skin
remains intact. (Swelling, discoloration of skin) Least serious
◉ Strain. Answer: Stretching injury to a muscle or a muscle-tendon
unit. Caused by mechanical overloading. (Pain, limited motion,
muscle spasms/weakness, swelling.) Most common: lower abck and
Hamstring muscle
◉ Sprain. Answer: Stretch/tear of ligaments surrounding joint. (Loss
of the ability to move or use the joint, feeling a "pop" or tear,
discoloration, pain, rapid swelling.) Most common: ankles and knees
◉ RICE. Answer: Rest Ice Compression Elevation 24-48hrs do RICE.
◉ Joint dislocation. Answer: Trauma or illness forces ends of the
bones from normal position. (Pain, deformity, limited motion, shorter
limb) Care: Reduction by manual traction or surgery immobilization,
, hip dislocation requires immediate reduction to prevent complications
to prevent necrosis.
◉ Subluxation. Answer: partial dislocation is which the bones of the
joint remain in partial contact
◉ Necrosis. Answer: Death of bone tissue
◉ Electrical Bone Stimulation. Answer: Used to treat fractures that
aren't healing appropriately, increases migration of osteoblasts and
osteoclasts to fracture site.Application of an electrical current
◉ What to do for fracture of the skull?. Answer: Assess patient for
neurologic changes, document LOC, depressed skull fracture can
cause neurologic damage.
◉ Fracture Care. Answer: Emergency Care: Immobilize the fracture,
maintain tissue perfusion, prevent infection. Medications: Analgesics,
NSAIDs, antibiotics,anticoagulants, stool softeners, antacids. Surgery:
External fixation device, ORIF
◉ Fracture of the Face. Answer: Manifestations: Hematoma, pain,
edema, bony deformity. Focus on airway, assess neurologic, body
image disturbance, assess pain
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES
◉ What is the most commonly reported injuries?. Answer:
Contusions, Strains, and Sprains.
◉ Contusion. Answer: Blunt force-bleeding into soft tissue, but skin
remains intact. (Swelling, discoloration of skin) Least serious
◉ Strain. Answer: Stretching injury to a muscle or a muscle-tendon
unit. Caused by mechanical overloading. (Pain, limited motion,
muscle spasms/weakness, swelling.) Most common: lower abck and
Hamstring muscle
◉ Sprain. Answer: Stretch/tear of ligaments surrounding joint. (Loss
of the ability to move or use the joint, feeling a "pop" or tear,
discoloration, pain, rapid swelling.) Most common: ankles and knees
◉ RICE. Answer: Rest Ice Compression Elevation 24-48hrs do RICE.
◉ Joint dislocation. Answer: Trauma or illness forces ends of the
bones from normal position. (Pain, deformity, limited motion, shorter
limb) Care: Reduction by manual traction or surgery immobilization,
, hip dislocation requires immediate reduction to prevent complications
to prevent necrosis.
◉ Subluxation. Answer: partial dislocation is which the bones of the
joint remain in partial contact
◉ Necrosis. Answer: Death of bone tissue
◉ Electrical Bone Stimulation. Answer: Used to treat fractures that
aren't healing appropriately, increases migration of osteoblasts and
osteoclasts to fracture site.Application of an electrical current
◉ What to do for fracture of the skull?. Answer: Assess patient for
neurologic changes, document LOC, depressed skull fracture can
cause neurologic damage.
◉ Fracture Care. Answer: Emergency Care: Immobilize the fracture,
maintain tissue perfusion, prevent infection. Medications: Analgesics,
NSAIDs, antibiotics,anticoagulants, stool softeners, antacids. Surgery:
External fixation device, ORIF
◉ Fracture of the Face. Answer: Manifestations: Hematoma, pain,
edema, bony deformity. Focus on airway, assess neurologic, body
image disturbance, assess pain
