FRACTURES & AMPUTATIONS PRACTICE
SET 2026 EMERGENCY NURSING
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD A+
◉ assessment for patients in a body jacket brace and superior
mesenteric artery syndrome.
Answer: •monitoring respiratory status, bowel and bladder function,
and areas of pressure over the bony prominences, especially the iliac
crest.
-The brace may need to be adjusted or removed if any complications
occur.
◉ what is the treatment for superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
Answer: includes gastric decompression with a nasogastric (NG)
tube and suction
◉ after lower extremity cast/dressing application....
Answer: the extremity should be elevated on pillows above heart
level for the first 24 hours and DO NOT PLACE IN DEPENDENT
POSITION after the initial phase to avoid excess edema
◉ signs of compartment syndrome.
, Answer: pain unrelieved by medication, swelling, cyanosis or pallor
of the digits, and decreased pulse and skin temperature
◉ external fixation.
Answer: •metallic device composed of metal pins that are inserted
into the bone and attached to external rods to stabilize the fracture
while it heals.
◉ what indicated infection of external fixation?.
Answer: exudate, erythema, tenderness, pain
◉ patient teaching for external fixation.
Answer: •meticulous pin care.
◉ what is often used for pin care.
Answer: chlorhexidine 2mg/ml
◉ facial fractures intervention.
Answer: airway mainenance, suctioning, positioning
◉ what is used if there is an obstruction with a facial injury.
Answer: tracheostomy
SET 2026 EMERGENCY NURSING
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD A+
◉ assessment for patients in a body jacket brace and superior
mesenteric artery syndrome.
Answer: •monitoring respiratory status, bowel and bladder function,
and areas of pressure over the bony prominences, especially the iliac
crest.
-The brace may need to be adjusted or removed if any complications
occur.
◉ what is the treatment for superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
Answer: includes gastric decompression with a nasogastric (NG)
tube and suction
◉ after lower extremity cast/dressing application....
Answer: the extremity should be elevated on pillows above heart
level for the first 24 hours and DO NOT PLACE IN DEPENDENT
POSITION after the initial phase to avoid excess edema
◉ signs of compartment syndrome.
, Answer: pain unrelieved by medication, swelling, cyanosis or pallor
of the digits, and decreased pulse and skin temperature
◉ external fixation.
Answer: •metallic device composed of metal pins that are inserted
into the bone and attached to external rods to stabilize the fracture
while it heals.
◉ what indicated infection of external fixation?.
Answer: exudate, erythema, tenderness, pain
◉ patient teaching for external fixation.
Answer: •meticulous pin care.
◉ what is often used for pin care.
Answer: chlorhexidine 2mg/ml
◉ facial fractures intervention.
Answer: airway mainenance, suctioning, positioning
◉ what is used if there is an obstruction with a facial injury.
Answer: tracheostomy
