Mobility Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: When caring for a client with a fracture, the nurse should monitor for which
complications? Select all that apply.
Answer: ALL
Question 2: The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who is immobile. Which systems should the
nurse monitor for complications? Select all that apply.
Answer: ALL
Question 3: The nurse is assessing the neurovascular status of a 5-year-old with a broken femur.
Match the neurovascular check with the correlating nursing action.
Answer: Pain - Ask the child to rate pain using the FACES pain scale Pallor - Check capillary refill
Pulselessness - Check pulse distal to the injury Paresthesia - Ask if the child can feel you tickle their
toes Paralysis - Ask the child to wiggle their toes
Question 4: The phone triage nurse receives a call from the parent of an 8-year-old child who
was in a motor vehicle accident resulting in a broken pelvis. The child had a surgical repair and
is in a bilateral hip spica cast. The mother reports the child has not had a bowel movement in a
week. Which is the best recommendation by the nurse?
Answer: Administer an over-the-counter stool softener
Question 5: Which client is at the highest risk of developing an infection?
Answer: 12-year-old with an open femur fracture
Question 6: The nurse is providing education to the parent of a child who just had a short leg
cast applied. For each recommendation, indicate whether it is indicated or contraindicated.
Answer: All indicated except use a hanger to relieve itching inside the cast (contraindicated)
Question 7: The nurse is caring for a child who will be in traction for a leg fracture for a month.
Which complications is the client at risk for developing? Select all that apply.
Answer: ALL except hypoglycemia
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Question 1: When caring for a client with a fracture, the nurse should monitor for which
complications? Select all that apply.
Answer: ALL
Question 2: The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who is immobile. Which systems should the
nurse monitor for complications? Select all that apply.
Answer: ALL
Question 3: The nurse is assessing the neurovascular status of a 5-year-old with a broken femur.
Match the neurovascular check with the correlating nursing action.
Answer: Pain - Ask the child to rate pain using the FACES pain scale Pallor - Check capillary refill
Pulselessness - Check pulse distal to the injury Paresthesia - Ask if the child can feel you tickle their
toes Paralysis - Ask the child to wiggle their toes
Question 4: The phone triage nurse receives a call from the parent of an 8-year-old child who
was in a motor vehicle accident resulting in a broken pelvis. The child had a surgical repair and
is in a bilateral hip spica cast. The mother reports the child has not had a bowel movement in a
week. Which is the best recommendation by the nurse?
Answer: Administer an over-the-counter stool softener
Question 5: Which client is at the highest risk of developing an infection?
Answer: 12-year-old with an open femur fracture
Question 6: The nurse is providing education to the parent of a child who just had a short leg
cast applied. For each recommendation, indicate whether it is indicated or contraindicated.
Answer: All indicated except use a hanger to relieve itching inside the cast (contraindicated)
Question 7: The nurse is caring for a child who will be in traction for a leg fracture for a month.
Which complications is the client at risk for developing? Select all that apply.
Answer: ALL except hypoglycemia
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