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Exam 5: Ch. 51 Fractures and Amputations
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Exam 5: Ch. 51 Fractures andAmputations
Which description accurately defines a closed reduction? - -Process where
the ends of the bones are manually pulled and realigned
-The nurse prepares to perform a neurovascular assessment on a patient
with closed multiple fractures of the right humerus. Which technique does
the nurse use? - -Assess sensation of the right upper extremity
-Which type of traction is used to correct bone deformities of the lower
extremities? - -Russell's traction
-A patient has undergone a kyphoplasty. What discharge teaching does the
nurse provide to the patient and family? - -Monitor the puncture site for
infection
-What assessment finding typically indicates there is a fracture of the hip? -
-Groin Pain
-Which bone fracture complication is also known as ischemia-edema cycle? -
-Acute compartment syndrome
-The nurse admits an older
adult patient who sustained a left hip fracture and is in considerable pain.
The nurse anticipates that the patient will be placed in which type of
traction? - -Buck's traction
-The x-ray report of a patient shows a fracture at the femur. The nurse
anticipates that which type of traction will be prescribed to reduce muscle
spasm and tissue damage? - -Russell's traction
-A patient with bone cancer is most susceptible to what type of fracture? - -
Spontaneous fracture
-A patient has undergone an elective below-knee amputation of the right leg
as a result of severe peripheral vascular disease. In postoperative care
teaching, the nurse instructs the patient to notify the health care provider if
which change occurs? - -Observation of a large amount of serosanguineous
or bloody drainage
-A patient with a fracture asks the nurse about the difference between a
compound fracture and a simple fracture. Which statement by the nurse is
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