Exam 3: NSG223/ NSG 223 (New 2025/ 2026 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing II Guide |Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Herzing

Examl 3:l NSG223/l NSGl 223l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Medical-Surgicall Nursingl IIl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Herzing

QUESTION
Compartmentl syndrome


Answer:
increasel inl volumel orl decreasel inl compartmentl size




QUESTION
Compartmentl syndromel S/S's


Answer:
•bleedingl orl swellingl w/inl musclesl surroundingl fracturel
•deep,l throbbing,l unrelentingl painl notl controlledl byl opioids
•cyanoticl naill beds
•palel orl duskyl fingers/toes
•coldl fingers/toes
•capl refilll >3l seconds
•diminishedl orl absentl pulse
•motorl weakness
•paralysisl
•paresthesia




QUESTION

,compartmentl syndromel nursingl intervention


Answer:
Keepl extremityl atl heartl levell -l notl belowl inl compartmentl syndrome




QUESTION
earliestl signl ofl compartmentl syndrome


Answer:
Pain!




QUESTION
Volkmannl contracturel (description)


Answer:
distall humerusl swellingl ofl antecubicall tisssuel causel pressure-restrictingl arteriall bloodl
flow.l Thisl ischmial leadsl tol tissuel damage,l wristl contracturel andl cantl extendl fingers
l =l medicall emergency!




QUESTION
Volkmannl contracture


Answer:
Elbowl fracturel complication




QUESTION
Howl tol avoidl disusel syndrome

, Answer:
Isometricl exercises.l Instructl ptl tol tensel orl contractl musclesl withoutl movingl thel
underlyingl bone




QUESTION
Pressurel ulcersl inl bodyl casts


Answer:
Describedl asl burningl painl "hotl spots".l Calll providerl ASAP




QUESTION
Tractionl goal


Answer:
Decreasingl musclel spasmsl andl pain




QUESTION
Morphine


Answer:
Opiodl forl moderatel tol severel pain.l Usedl inl amputations,l willl seel worseningl respiratoryl
depression




QUESTION
POl morphinel onset


Answer:
30l minutesl (checkl respirations)