QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What device would be best to use for a client who is immobile?
Answer: A mechanical lift
◉ Why is traction used? Answer: It allows bones to realign
◉ What is the most common method of reducing and immobilizing a
fracture? Answer: External fixation with closed reduction
◉ What statement by the client with plantar fasciitis indicates a need for
further teaching? Answer: I will use warm packs on my feet
◉ What happens during stage three of bone healing? Answer: Callus
Formation
◉ A nurse is assessing a client with hallux valgus. What is another term
for this assess? Answer: Bunion
, ◉ The nurse is assessing a client who had a cast placed 4 hours ago.
What assessment finding is cause for concern? Answer: the nurse cannot
insert one finger between the cast and the skin.
◉ What observation by the nurse indicates the need for further teaching
on assessing with ambulation ? Answer: The UAP walks shoes to the
side and slightly in front of the client
◉ A well rounded fitness program focuses on flexibility, resistance
training and aerobic conditioning. What statement are true about a well
rounded fitness? SATA. Answer: -stretching before exercise helps warm
up the muscles and prevent injury during
exercise.
-Poststretch
-.movement against resistance increases muscular strength and
endurance
◉ What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a client with immobility ?
Answer: RISK-FOR-DISUSE-SYNDROME
◉ While completing a health history, the client reports experiencing
blurring of vision. Answer: Cateracts