Orthopedics - NSG 255 Exam with complete solutions 2025.

Orthopedics - NSG 255 Exam with
complete solutions 2025



three .types .of .bone .cells .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-osteoblasts .(new .bones)
osteocytes .(mature .bone .cells)
osteoclasts .(destroy .& .reform)


Joints .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-articulation .joining .two .or .more .bones


synovial .joints .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-freely .movable .joints .(diarthrosis)


synarthrosis .joints .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Immovable .joints; .Suture .lines .on
.the .skull .are .an .example




ampharthrosis .joints .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-some .movement; .symphysis .pubis,
.vertebrae




diarthrosis .joint .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-freely .movable; .ball .and .socket, .hinge,
.saddle, .pivot, .gliding/sliding




what .all .is .included .in .joints? .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-cartilage .- .found .in .ends
.of .long .bones
Bursa- .sac .containing .synovial .fluid
ligament .- .bone .to .bone
tendons .- .muscle .to .bone


arthroplasty .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-surgical .repair .or .replacement .of .a .JOINT


Synovectomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-surgical .removal .of .the .synovial
.membrane
- .palliative .a .preventative

, osteotomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-the .surgical .cutting .of .a .bone .or .removal .of
.a .piece .of .bone




tendon .reassignment .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-done .to .decrease .joint .deformity
.to .increase .function .
(basically .tightens .up .tendons .to .provide .more .support .for .joint)


arthrodesis .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-Fusion .of .the .joint .by .fusing .to .bones
- .to .decrease .pain .and .increase .function


nerve .release .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-carpal .tunnel .or .resection .of .metatarsal
.heads
- .relieving .pressure/ .inflammation


post .op .care .for .joint .surgeries .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS--Knees; .active .flexion
.CPM
-Position .to .decrease .edema .and .promote .healing .
-assess .the .5 .P's
- .Turn ./ .cough ./ .deep .breath
- .discharge .plan ./ .home .safety


pathophysiology .of .fractures .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS--stress .placed .on .the .bone
.is .greater .than .the .bone .can .absorb
-secondary .cause .it .disease .(pathological .fracture)


closed .fracture .(simple) .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-break .that .does .not .penetrate
.the .skin




compound .fracture .(open) .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-bone .is .broken .and .a
.fragment .of .bone .protrudes .through .an .open .wound .in .the .skin




complete .fracture .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-bone .is .broken .all .the .way .through


incomplete .fracture .(greenstick) .- .CORRECT .ANSWERS-bone .is .not .broken .all
.the .way .through