Chapter 40 Musculoskeletal Disorders Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the primary risk associated with a compound fracture?
Answer: Infection
Question 2: What is a greenstick fracture?
Answer: An incomplete fracture where one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent.
Question 3: What is the primary danger of a fracture at the epiphysis?
Answer: It can interfere with long bone growth.
Question 4: What are the clinical signs of compartment syndrome?
Answer: Progressive loss of tissue perfusion due to swelling.
Question 5: What is the rule for handling a wet plaster of Paris cast?
Answer: Only touch it with palms of your hands, never fingertips, to avoid indentations.
Question 6: How should a child be instructed to relieve itching inside a cast?
Answer: Blow cool air from a hair dryer inside the cast.
Question 7: What is the purpose of weights in traction?
Answer: They must always hang free to maintain proper alignment and tension.
Question 8: What is the difference between skin and skeletal traction?
Answer: Skin traction uses tape or wraps on the skin; skeletal traction uses pins, wires, or tongs surgically
placed in the bone.
Question 9: What is the specific positioning requirement for Bryant's traction?
Answer: Legs are suspended vertically at 90 degrees to the body with the buttocks raised off the bed.
Question 10: What is the primary nursing concern for skeletal traction?
Answer: High risk for osteomyelitis; assess for pain, redness, swelling, drainage, or odor.
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the primary risk associated with a compound fracture?
Answer: Infection
Question 2: What is a greenstick fracture?
Answer: An incomplete fracture where one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent.
Question 3: What is the primary danger of a fracture at the epiphysis?
Answer: It can interfere with long bone growth.
Question 4: What are the clinical signs of compartment syndrome?
Answer: Progressive loss of tissue perfusion due to swelling.
Question 5: What is the rule for handling a wet plaster of Paris cast?
Answer: Only touch it with palms of your hands, never fingertips, to avoid indentations.
Question 6: How should a child be instructed to relieve itching inside a cast?
Answer: Blow cool air from a hair dryer inside the cast.
Question 7: What is the purpose of weights in traction?
Answer: They must always hang free to maintain proper alignment and tension.
Question 8: What is the difference between skin and skeletal traction?
Answer: Skin traction uses tape or wraps on the skin; skeletal traction uses pins, wires, or tongs surgically
placed in the bone.
Question 9: What is the specific positioning requirement for Bryant's traction?
Answer: Legs are suspended vertically at 90 degrees to the body with the buttocks raised off the bed.
Question 10: What is the primary nursing concern for skeletal traction?
Answer: High risk for osteomyelitis; assess for pain, redness, swelling, drainage, or odor.
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