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Orthopedic /
Nurse
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Certification
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Name //
2/
/biological, //
3/
/extrinsic, /
/and //
1/
/behavioral /
/factor /
/that //can //predispose //a //patient //to //a //fracture. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Biological:
1) //Age: //bone //structure //becomes //less //dense/more //susceptible //to //injury
2) /
/Type /
/of /
/bone /
/involved: /
/some //are //better //equipped //to //handle //difference //stresses //and //forces //without //injury
Extrinsic:
1) //Amount //of //force //applied
2) //Angle //of //force //applied
3) //Duration //of //force
Behavioral:
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1) //Participating //in //adrenalin-seeking //activities //such //as //skydiving, //rock-
climbing, //motor //cross
Describe /
/nursing /
/instructions /
/that /
/may /
/be //given //to //a //patient //in //a //cast. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //Cast //should //be //kept //dry.
2) //Monitor //the //skin //areas //at //the //end //of //the //cast.
3) //Never //stick //anything //into //or //under //the //cast //to //scratch //or //itch.
4) /
/Alert /
/medical /
/care /
/in //case //of //tightness //or //increasing //pain, //numbness, //color //change, //or //temperature //change
//in //areas //of //distal //ends //of //cast.
5) //Follow //up //if //cast //gets //loose //or //cracks.
What /
/is /
/the /
/basic /
/anatomy /
/of //a //long //bone? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Typically //has //two //main //components:
1) /
/Diaphysis //- /
/makes /
/up //long //shaft //of //bone. //Outer //portion //is //made //of //compact //bone. //Inner //layer //is //made //of
//marrow.
2) /
/Epiphyses //- /
/set /
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/at /
/either //end //of //long //bone. //Outer //layer //is //compact //bone //and //inner //core //is //spongy //bone.
Periosteum //- /
/membrane /
/that //lines //both //externally. //- //contains //supply //of //nerve //fibers, //lymph, //blood //vessels
Give /
/examples /
/of /
/tapping /
/fracture /
/and /
/penetrating /
/fracture. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/Tapping //- /
/sustained //from //a //small //force //to //a //concentrated //area. //Bone //will //absorb //this //force //- //may
//or //may //not //be //mild //soft //tissue //display //of //injury.
EX: /
/fracture //of //forearm //when //blocking //a //hit //with //a //fist //or //bat; //being //kicked //in //lower //leg
2) /
/Penetrating //- //caused //by //large //amount //of //force //on //small //area. //Object //of //force //is //usually
//small //and //soft //tissue //involvement //is //minimal.
EX: //stab //wound, //gunshot //wound
Different //from //crush //wound //because //object //of //force //is //much //larger.
List //several //factor //that //determine //fracture-
healing //outcome. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //Skeletal //maturity //decreases //healing.
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- //Immature //skeleton //increases //rate //and //success //of //healing.
2) //Single //bone //fracture //has //better //prognosis //than //multi-bone //fracture.
3) //Big //displacement //that //affect //surrounding //tissues //requires //more //healing //time.
4) //Thoracic //spine //injury //heals //better //than //unstable //lumbar/cervical //spine //injuries.
5) //Fracture //of //joint //surfaces //are //more //unstable/difficult //to //treat.
6) /
/Fracture /
/with //nearby //unaffected //support //bone //has //good //prognosis //- //acts //as //natural //splint.
Differentiate /
/between /
/linear, /
/oblique, //and //transverse //fractures. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔LINEAR: //the //fracture //forms
//a /
/straight /
/line /
/through /
/the /
/bone; /
/doesn't /
/tell //if //fracture //line //is //angled //or //horizontal; //a //linear //can //be //oblique //or //transverse
OBLIQUE: //fracture //line //that //travels //at //an //angle //through //the //bone
TRANSVERSE: //break //that //travels //in //a //horizontal //line //through //the //bone.
Don't //ever //just //say //a //fracture //line //is //linear //- //differentiate //with //oblique //or //transverse.
Describe/
give /
/examples /
Orthopedic /
Nurse
/ /
Certification
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Name //
2/
/biological, //
3/
/extrinsic, /
/and //
1/
/behavioral /
/factor /
/that //can //predispose //a //patient //to //a //fracture. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Biological:
1) //Age: //bone //structure //becomes //less //dense/more //susceptible //to //injury
2) /
/Type /
/of /
/bone /
/involved: /
/some //are //better //equipped //to //handle //difference //stresses //and //forces //without //injury
Extrinsic:
1) //Amount //of //force //applied
2) //Angle //of //force //applied
3) //Duration //of //force
Behavioral:
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1) //Participating //in //adrenalin-seeking //activities //such //as //skydiving, //rock-
climbing, //motor //cross
Describe /
/nursing /
/instructions /
/that /
/may /
/be //given //to //a //patient //in //a //cast. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //Cast //should //be //kept //dry.
2) //Monitor //the //skin //areas //at //the //end //of //the //cast.
3) //Never //stick //anything //into //or //under //the //cast //to //scratch //or //itch.
4) /
/Alert /
/medical /
/care /
/in //case //of //tightness //or //increasing //pain, //numbness, //color //change, //or //temperature //change
//in //areas //of //distal //ends //of //cast.
5) //Follow //up //if //cast //gets //loose //or //cracks.
What /
/is /
/the /
/basic /
/anatomy /
/of //a //long //bone? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Typically //has //two //main //components:
1) /
/Diaphysis //- /
/makes /
/up //long //shaft //of //bone. //Outer //portion //is //made //of //compact //bone. //Inner //layer //is //made //of
//marrow.
2) /
/Epiphyses //- /
/set /
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/at /
/either //end //of //long //bone. //Outer //layer //is //compact //bone //and //inner //core //is //spongy //bone.
Periosteum //- /
/membrane /
/that //lines //both //externally. //- //contains //supply //of //nerve //fibers, //lymph, //blood //vessels
Give /
/examples /
/of /
/tapping /
/fracture /
/and /
/penetrating /
/fracture. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/Tapping //- /
/sustained //from //a //small //force //to //a //concentrated //area. //Bone //will //absorb //this //force //- //may
//or //may //not //be //mild //soft //tissue //display //of //injury.
EX: /
/fracture //of //forearm //when //blocking //a //hit //with //a //fist //or //bat; //being //kicked //in //lower //leg
2) /
/Penetrating //- //caused //by //large //amount //of //force //on //small //area. //Object //of //force //is //usually
//small //and //soft //tissue //involvement //is //minimal.
EX: //stab //wound, //gunshot //wound
Different //from //crush //wound //because //object //of //force //is //much //larger.
List //several //factor //that //determine //fracture-
healing //outcome. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //Skeletal //maturity //decreases //healing.
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- //Immature //skeleton //increases //rate //and //success //of //healing.
2) //Single //bone //fracture //has //better //prognosis //than //multi-bone //fracture.
3) //Big //displacement //that //affect //surrounding //tissues //requires //more //healing //time.
4) //Thoracic //spine //injury //heals //better //than //unstable //lumbar/cervical //spine //injuries.
5) //Fracture //of //joint //surfaces //are //more //unstable/difficult //to //treat.
6) /
/Fracture /
/with //nearby //unaffected //support //bone //has //good //prognosis //- //acts //as //natural //splint.
Differentiate /
/between /
/linear, /
/oblique, //and //transverse //fractures. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔LINEAR: //the //fracture //forms
//a /
/straight /
/line /
/through /
/the /
/bone; /
/doesn't /
/tell //if //fracture //line //is //angled //or //horizontal; //a //linear //can //be //oblique //or //transverse
OBLIQUE: //fracture //line //that //travels //at //an //angle //through //the //bone
TRANSVERSE: //break //that //travels //in //a //horizontal //line //through //the //bone.
Don't //ever //just //say //a //fracture //line //is //linear //- //differentiate //with //oblique //or //transverse.
Describe/
give /
/examples /
