Nursing 102: Exam 4- Questions
A client with a long arm cast continues to complain of unrelieved throbbing pain even after receiving opioid pain medication. Which is the priority action by the nurse?
assess for complications
A client's fracture was reduced by surgically exposing the bone and realigning it. What type of treatment does the nurse identity this as?
open reduction
A client undergoes open reduction with internal fixation to treat an intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip. The nurse should include which intervention in the postoperative care plan?
Keeping a pillow between the client's legs at all times *keep the legs abducted AAT
Which type of fracture involves a break through only part of the cross-section of the bone?
incomplete
The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained an open fracture of the right femur in an automobile accident. What does the nurse understand is the most serious complication of an open fracture?
infection
Which device is designed specifically to support and immobilize a body part in a desired position?
splint
A client sustains an injury to the ligaments surrounding a joint. What will the nurse identify this injury as?
sprain