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NSB236 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSLATEST VERSION
Check the oxygen saturation. - ANSWER The second day after
admission with a fractured pelvis, a 64-year-old patient suddenly
develops confusion. Which action should the nurse take first?
Slow capillary refill of the left foot - ANSWER A 42-year-old patient is
admitted to the emergency department with a left femur fracture. Which
information obtained by the nurse is most important to report to the
health care provider?
check the surgical site for haemorrhage. - ANSWER A patient
undergoes a left above-the-knee amputation with an immediate
prosthetic fitting. When the patient arrives on the orthopaedic unit after
surgery, the nurse should
Administer the ordered oral opioid pain medication. - ANSWER Before
assisting a patient with ambulation 2 days after a total hip replacement,
which action is most important for the nurse to take?
tingling in the right thumb and fingers. - ANSWER When assessing for
Tinel's sign in a patient with possible right-sided carpal tunnel syndrome,
the nurse will ask the patient about
Apply a knee immobilizer to the affected leg. - ANSWER Which action
will the urgent care nurse take when caring for a patient who has a
possible knee meniscus injury?
Capillary refill to the fingers is prolonged. - ANSWER Which finding in a
patient with a Colles' fracture of the left wrist is most important to
communicate to the health care provider?
Patient has been incontinent of urine and stool. - ANSWER Which
information obtained by the nurse about a 29-year-old patient with a
, lumbar vertebral compression fracture is most important to report to the
health care provider?
Use a cervical collar to stabilize the spine - ANSWER When a patient
arrives in the emergency department with a facial fracture, which action
will the nurse take first?
Patient with right femoral shaft fracture whose thigh is swollen and
ecchymotic - ANSWER After change-of-shift report, which patient should
the nurse assess first?
Ensure that the weight for the traction is off the floor. - ANSWER When
caring for a patient who is using Buck's traction after a hip fracture,
which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP)?
Check the patient's oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry. - ANSWER
Based on the information shown in the accompanying figure and
obtained for a patient in the emergency room, which action will the nurse
take first?
twisting his ankle while running bases during a baseball game. -
ANSWER The nurse suspects an ankle sprain when a patient at the
urgent care center relates
formation of callus. - ANSWER The nurse explains to a patient with a
fracture of the distal shaft of the humerus who is returning for a 4-week
checkup that healing is indicated by
adequate alignment cannot be obtained by other nonsurgical methods. -
ANSWER A patient with a comminuted fracture of the tibia is to have an
open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) of the fracture. The nurse
explains that ORIF is indicated when
decreased sensation distal to the fracture site.. - ANSWER An indication
of a neurovascular problem noted during assessment of the patient with
a fracture is
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