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The second day after admission with a fractured pelvis, a 64-year-old
patient suddenly develops confusion. Which action should the nurse take
first? - ✔✔Check the oxygen saturation.
A 42-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency department with a left
femur fracture. Which information obtained by the nurse is most important
to report to the health care provider? - ✔✔Slow capillary refill of the left foot
A patient undergoes a left above-the-knee amputation with an immediate
prosthetic fitting. When the patient arrives on the orthopedic unit after
surgery, the nurse should - ✔✔check the surgical site for hemorrhage.
Before assisting a patient with ambulation 2 days after a total hip
replacement, which action is most important for the nurse to take? -
✔✔Administer the ordered oral opioid pain medication.
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,When assessing for Tinel's sign in a patient with possible right-sided carpal
tunnel syndrome, the nurse will ask the patient about - ✔✔tingling in the
right thumb and fingers.
Which action will the urgent care nurse take when caring for a patient who
has a possible knee meniscus injury? - ✔✔Apply a knee immobilizer to the
affected leg.
Which finding in a patient with a Colles' fracture of the left wrist is most
important to communicate to the health care provider? - ✔✔Capillary refill
to the fingers is prolonged.
Which information obtained by the nurse about a 29-year-old patient with a
lumbar vertebral compression fracture is most important to report to the
health care provider? - ✔✔Patient has been incontinent of urine and stool.
When a patient arrives in the emergency department with a facial fracture,
which action will the nurse take first? - ✔✔Use a cervical collar to stabilize
the spine
After change-of-shift report, which patient should the nurse assess first? -
✔✔Patient with right femoral shaft fracture whose thigh is swollen and
ecchymotic
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, When caring for a patient who is using Buck's traction after a hip fracture,
which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP)? - ✔✔Ensure that the weight for the traction is off the floor.
Based on the information shown in the accompanying figure and obtained
for a patient in the emergency room, which action will the nurse take first? -
✔✔Check the patient's oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry.
The nurse suspects an ankle sprain when a patient at the urgent care
center relates - ✔✔twisting his ankle while running bases during a baseball
game.
The nurse explains to a patient with a fracture of the distal shaft of the
humerus who is returning for a 4-week checkup that healing is indicated by
- ✔✔formation of callus.
A patient with a comminuted fracture of the tibia is to have an open
reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) of the fracture. The nurse explains
that ORIF is indicated when - ✔✔adequate alignment cannot be obtained
by other nonsurgical methods.
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Correct Answers | Graded A+
The second day after admission with a fractured pelvis, a 64-year-old
patient suddenly develops confusion. Which action should the nurse take
first? - ✔✔Check the oxygen saturation.
A 42-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency department with a left
femur fracture. Which information obtained by the nurse is most important
to report to the health care provider? - ✔✔Slow capillary refill of the left foot
A patient undergoes a left above-the-knee amputation with an immediate
prosthetic fitting. When the patient arrives on the orthopedic unit after
surgery, the nurse should - ✔✔check the surgical site for hemorrhage.
Before assisting a patient with ambulation 2 days after a total hip
replacement, which action is most important for the nurse to take? -
✔✔Administer the ordered oral opioid pain medication.
1
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,When assessing for Tinel's sign in a patient with possible right-sided carpal
tunnel syndrome, the nurse will ask the patient about - ✔✔tingling in the
right thumb and fingers.
Which action will the urgent care nurse take when caring for a patient who
has a possible knee meniscus injury? - ✔✔Apply a knee immobilizer to the
affected leg.
Which finding in a patient with a Colles' fracture of the left wrist is most
important to communicate to the health care provider? - ✔✔Capillary refill
to the fingers is prolonged.
Which information obtained by the nurse about a 29-year-old patient with a
lumbar vertebral compression fracture is most important to report to the
health care provider? - ✔✔Patient has been incontinent of urine and stool.
When a patient arrives in the emergency department with a facial fracture,
which action will the nurse take first? - ✔✔Use a cervical collar to stabilize
the spine
After change-of-shift report, which patient should the nurse assess first? -
✔✔Patient with right femoral shaft fracture whose thigh is swollen and
ecchymotic
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, When caring for a patient who is using Buck's traction after a hip fracture,
which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP)? - ✔✔Ensure that the weight for the traction is off the floor.
Based on the information shown in the accompanying figure and obtained
for a patient in the emergency room, which action will the nurse take first? -
✔✔Check the patient's oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry.
The nurse suspects an ankle sprain when a patient at the urgent care
center relates - ✔✔twisting his ankle while running bases during a baseball
game.
The nurse explains to a patient with a fracture of the distal shaft of the
humerus who is returning for a 4-week checkup that healing is indicated by
- ✔✔formation of callus.
A patient with a comminuted fracture of the tibia is to have an open
reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) of the fracture. The nurse explains
that ORIF is indicated when - ✔✔adequate alignment cannot be obtained
by other nonsurgical methods.
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