NSG312-MOBILITY PHYSICAL EXAM Complete Questions with Answers A+ Graded
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Nsg312
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Nsg312
NSG312-MOBILITY PHYSICAL EXAM
Complete Questions with Answers
A+ Graded
1. A nurse is caring for a client who has fractures the the symphysis
pubis and pelvis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of
the following findings of a common complications of a pelvic
fracture?
A. Diarrh...
NSG312-MOBILITY PHYSICAL EXAM
Complete Questions with Answers
A+ Graded
1. A nurse is caring for a client who has fractures the the symphysis
pubis and pelvis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of
the following findings of a common complications of a pelvic
fracture?
A. Diarrhea
B. Hematuria
C. Increased thirst
D. Impaired taste - ANSWER ✔ B. Hematuria
2. A nurse witnesses a motor vehicle crash and finds a client who is
not breathing. The nurse suspects the client has a cervical vertebrae
fracture. Which of the following nursing actions should you take
first?
A. Place the client in a rigid cervical collar
B. Open the client's airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver
C. Evaluate the client for other injuries
D. Complete a neurological check of the client. - ANSWER ✔
B. Open the client's airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver - to
protect the clients cervical spine
3. A nurse is caring for a child who is in a plaster spica cast. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Use a heat lamp to facilitate drying
B. Avoid turning the child until the cast is dry
, C. Assist the client with crutch walking after the cast is dry
D. Apply moleskin to the edges of the cast. - ANSWER ✔ D.
Apply moleskin to the edges of the cast
4. A nurse is teaching a group of parents about fractures. Which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Children need a longer time to heal from a fracture than an
adult"
B. "Epiphyseal plate injuries can result in altered bone growth"
C. "A greenstick fracture is a complete break in the bone"
D. "Bones are unable to bend, so they break" - ANSWER ✔ B.
"Epiphyseal plate injuries can result in altered bone growth"
5. A nurse is caring for a child who sustained a fracture. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply)
A. Place heat pack on the site of injury
B. Elevate the affected limb
C. Asses neurovascular status frequently
D. Encourage ROM of the affected limb
E. Stabilize the injury - ANSWER ✔ B. C. E.
6. A nurse is caring for a child who has a fracture. Which of the
following are manifestation of a fracture? (select all that apply)
A. Crepitus
B. Edema
C. Pain
D. Fever
E. Ecchymosis - ANSWER ✔ A. B. C. E.
, 7. A nurse is caring for a child who is in skeletal traction. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. Remove the weights to reposition the client
B. Asses the client's position frequently
C. Asses pin sites every 4 hours
D. Ensure the weights are hanging freely
E. Ensure the rope's knot is in contact with the pulley -
ANSWER ✔ B. C. D.
8. A nurse is caring for a toddler who is diagnosed with hip dysplasia
and has been placed in a hip spica cast. The child mother asks why
a Pavlik harness is not being used. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
A. "The Palvik harness is used for children with scoliosis"
B. "The Palvik harness is used for school-age children"
C. "The Palvik harness cannot be used for your child because
her condition is too severe"
D. "The Palvis harness is used for infants less than 6 months
old" - ANSWER ✔ D.
9. A nurse is completing pro-operative teaching with an adolescent
client who is scheduled to receive spinal instrumentation for
scoliosis. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
A. "You will go home the same day as your surgery"
B. "You will have minimal pain"
C. "You will need to receive blood"
D. "You will not be able to eat until the day after surgery" -
ANSWER ✔ C.
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