Fractures & Amputations Questions with 100% Correct Answers (A+ RATED)
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Fractures & Amputations Questions with
100% Correct Answers (A+ RATED)
Fractures & Amputations Questions with
100% Correct Answers (A+ RATED)
Which assessment is of the greatest concern to a nurse when caring for a patient just
admitted with a pelvic fracture? - Answer No urinary ou...
Fractures & Amputations Questions with
100% Correct Answers (A+ RATED)
, Fractures & Amputations Questions with
100% Correct Answers (A+ RATED)
Which assessment is of the greatest concern to a nurse when caring for a patient just
admitted with a pelvic fracture? - Answer ✓✓No urinary output for 8 hours
Which characteristics are present when crutches are properly fitted? (Select all that
apply.) - Answer ✓✓- The axilla piece is 3 to 4 fingerbreadths below the axilla.
- They are measured and adjusted when the patient is in the tripod position.
A client who has rheumatoid arthritis shows the nurse at her provider's office her
magnetic copper bracelet and says that it helps alleviate her pain when she wears it.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - Answer ✓✓"Yes, I
understand that you feel better wearing your bracelet."
A fracture that occurs because of osteoporosis is classified as a(n)
____________________ fracture. - Answer ✓✓Pathological
A nurse is assisting with care of a client who has a prescription for 3,000 mL of
intravenous fluids over the next 24 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round to the nearest whole number) - Answer ✓✓125
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in skeletal
traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer ✓✓Ensure the
client's weights are hanging freely from the bed
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and had a below the knee
amputation 2 days ago. Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse
identify as an indication that the client has a body image disturbance? - Answer ✓✓
"When I look in the mirror, all I see is a person without a leg."
A nurse is caring for a patient with a recent below-the-knee amputation. What should
the nurse recommend to this patient to prevent the loss of calcium and protein? -
Answer ✓✓Ambulate 30 minutes a day.
Rheumatoid arthritis can best be distinguished from osteoarthritis by which of the
following? - Answer ✓✓Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, systemic disease;
osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the articular cartilage.
The patient has been diagnosed as having gouty arthritis. He asks the nurse to explain
the cause of the inflammation of his great toe. The most appropriate nursing response
is: - Answer ✓✓"The inflammation is from small accumulations of uric acid crystals and
is called tophi."
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