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NUR 211 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) FINAL | WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
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NUR 211 Final1. facture
Answer
Break in the continuity of a bone
2. Fracture is Most Common in
Answer
Patients who have experienced trauma and older adults
3. Long Bone Early Complications
Answer
Fat Embolus DVT
Compartment Syndrome
4. Compartment syndrome
Answer
occurs when swelling causes increased pressure leading to decreased blood flow and potential
muscle and nerve damage... EMER- GENT
5. For long bone fracture you should monitor
Answer
Pulses and Temp.
6. Closed Fracture (SImple Fracture)
Answer
Fracture is with in the skin, muscle and fascia
7. Open Fracture (Compound Fx)
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Fracture penetrates the skin, muscle, fascia
,8. Transverse fracture
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Occurs at right angle of bone axis
9. Linear fracture
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fracture occurs parallel to bone axis
10. Nondisplaced Fracture (stable Fracture)
Answer
Broken ends of the bone remain aligned
11. Displaced fracture (Compound)
Answer
Broken ends of bone do not align requires immediate attention.
12. Spiral
Answer
Fracture Spirals around bone, common in sports and children
13. Green Stick
Answer
bone fragments still partially join, children affected
14. communuted fracture
Answer
break or splinter of the bone into more than 2 fragments, such as high-impact trauma (MVA)
15. Greenstick
Answer
xray will show fracture on only one side but the other side will look normal.
16. 3 Stages of Healing
,Answer
-Inflammatory/Reactive Phase
-Reparative Phase
-Remodeling Phase
17. Signs and Symptoms of Compartment Syndrome
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Reduce Blood Flow Increases Blood Pressure
Monitor Temperature of Limb Monitor Distal Pulses Tenderness
Edema SHOB
5 p's (pain, pulse, pallor, paranesthesia, paralysis)
18. Fat embolus can form when
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can form when a long bone is fractured and fat cells from yellow bone marrow are released into
the blood.
19. Fat embolus can lead to
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PE (signs include increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, SHOB)
20. Hip Fx what should the nurse do?
Answer
Teach
Answer
Do not cross Legs Use Abduction Pillow
Roll patient when moving or changing brief Elevate HOB to 90 degrees
21. Risk factors of Hip Fracture
Answer
, Age Female
History of Osteoporosis
22. Traumatic Hip Fx
Answer
-One leg will be shorter
-acute pain
-deformed
-xray will not show fracture
23. Most common type of hip fracture
Answer
intertrochanter
24. Complication of Hip fracture that can lead to PE
Answer
Fat Emboli (CP increased HR and RR, Hypoxia)
25. Strains
Answer
Stretching or tearing of tendons
26. Sprain
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Stretching or tearing of ligaments
27. Contusion
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Swollen or discolored Muscle Injury
28. Treatment of Strains, Sprains and Contusions
Answer
RICE Rest
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