ORTHOPEDIC NURSING EXAMS WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Benefits of bedrest
- ANSWER---relieving pain
-decreasing irritation
Buck's Traction
- ANSWER--used for temporary immobilization before surgery; relieves pain and
reduces muscle spasms
Causative factors of compartmental syndrome
- ANSWER--Non-elastic facia lining compartments and casts/tight dressings
Comminuted fracture
- ANSWER--fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Compartmental Syndrome is a serious complication of....
- ANSWER--fractures, limb surgery and casting
, Compression fracture
- ANSWER--occurs when the bone is pressed together (compressed) on itself
Detriments of bedrest longer than 4 days
- ANSWER---restricted motion progressively weakens muscles
-causes degeneration of spinal structures
External fixators
- ANSWER--wires, pins, tongs, and rods that may be used in skeletal traction; can be
used to lengthen bones
Fat Embolism
-Causes and Symptoms
- ANSWER---most commonly associated with fractures of pelvis and long bones
-altered mental status, tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxemia, petechiae, fever
Greenstick fracture
- ANSWER--bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
HERNIATED DISC lower back pain
- ANSWER--pain starting in buttocks, extending downwards; hyperesthesia to areas of
innervation by affected nerve roots; aggravated by coughing, defecating, bending
How often should a neurovascular assessment be done for a casted patient?
- ANSWER--q4h for 24h, then q8h
MUSCULAR lower back pain
- ANSWER--a more localized pain described as "burning"
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Benefits of bedrest
- ANSWER---relieving pain
-decreasing irritation
Buck's Traction
- ANSWER--used for temporary immobilization before surgery; relieves pain and
reduces muscle spasms
Causative factors of compartmental syndrome
- ANSWER--Non-elastic facia lining compartments and casts/tight dressings
Comminuted fracture
- ANSWER--fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Compartmental Syndrome is a serious complication of....
- ANSWER--fractures, limb surgery and casting
, Compression fracture
- ANSWER--occurs when the bone is pressed together (compressed) on itself
Detriments of bedrest longer than 4 days
- ANSWER---restricted motion progressively weakens muscles
-causes degeneration of spinal structures
External fixators
- ANSWER--wires, pins, tongs, and rods that may be used in skeletal traction; can be
used to lengthen bones
Fat Embolism
-Causes and Symptoms
- ANSWER---most commonly associated with fractures of pelvis and long bones
-altered mental status, tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxemia, petechiae, fever
Greenstick fracture
- ANSWER--bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
HERNIATED DISC lower back pain
- ANSWER--pain starting in buttocks, extending downwards; hyperesthesia to areas of
innervation by affected nerve roots; aggravated by coughing, defecating, bending
How often should a neurovascular assessment be done for a casted patient?
- ANSWER--q4h for 24h, then q8h
MUSCULAR lower back pain
- ANSWER--a more localized pain described as "burning"
