nsb236 terms Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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NSB236
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NSB236
The second day after admission with a fractured pelvis, a 64-year-old patient
suddenly develops confusion. Which action should the nurse take first?
Check the oxygen saturation.
A 42-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency department with a left
femur fracture. Which information obtain...
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)?
✓ Ensure that the weight for the traction is off the floor.
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?
✓ Check the patient's oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry.
The nurse suspects an ankle sprain when a patient at the urgent care center
relates
✓ twisting his ankle while running bases during a baseball game.
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
✓ formation of callus.
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
✓ adequate alignment cannot be obtained by other nonsurgical methods.
An indication of a neurovascular problem noted during assessment of the
patient with a fracture is
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