NCLEX Questions Fracture and Casting with correct answers
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NCLEX Qs Fracture and Casting
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NCLEX Qs Fracture And Casting
your patient is 2 hours post-op from a cast placement on the right leg. the patient has family in the room. which action by the significant other requires you to re-educate the patient and family about cast care?
a. checking the color and temperature of the right foot
b. elevating the cast above ...
your patient is 2 hours post-op from a cast placement on the right leg. the patient has family in the
room. which action by the significant other requires you to re-educate the patient and family about cast
care?
a. checking the color and temperature of the right foot
b. elevating the cast above heart level with pillows
c. gently using the fingertips of the hands to move the cast every 2 hours to help with drying
d. using a hair dryer on the cool setting to help with drying and itching correct answersc
you're caring for a patient who has experienced a compound fracture to the right arm. what nursing
intervention will you take with this type of fracture?
a. cover the fracture with a sterile dressing
b. place the arm below the heart level
c. attempt bone reduction by manually readjusting the bone
d. place a tight compression bandage over the fracture correct answersa
a 58 year old patient has an accidental fall while going to the bathroom without assistance. it appears
the patient has sustained a bone fracture to the left leg. the leg's bone shape is deformed and the
patient is unable to move it. the patient is alert and oriented but in pain. what will you do first after
confirming the patient is safe and stable?
a. apply an ice pack covered with a towel to the site
b. immobilize the fracture with a splint
c. administer pain medication
d. elevate the extremity above heart level correct answersb
which statement by a patient, who just received a cast on the right arm for a fracture, requires you to
notify the physician immediately?
a. "it is really itchy inside my cast!"
b. "my pain is so severe that it hurts to stretch or elevate my arm."
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