Health and Healing IV : Chapter 65 Musculo-skeletal
Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Questions With Complete
Solutions
After the health care provider has recommended an amputation
for a client who has
ischemic foot ulcers, the client tells the nurse, "If they want to
cut off my foot, they should
just shoot me instead." Which of the following responses by the
nurse is best?
a. "Many people are able to function normally with a foot
prosthesis."
b. "I understand that you are upset, but you may lose the foot
anyway."
c. "Tell me what you know about what your options for
treatment are."
d. "If you do not want the surgery, you do not have to have an
amputation." Correct Answers "Tell me what you know about
what your options for treatment are."
Before assisting a client with ambulation on the day after a total
hip replacement, which of
the following actions is most important for the nurse to
implement?
a. Administer the ordered oral opioid pain medication.
b. Instruct the client about the benefits of ambulation.
,c. Ensure that the incisional drain has been discontinued.
d. Change the hip dressing and document the wound appearance.
Correct Answers Administer the ordered oral opioid pain
medication.
In which order will the nurse take these actions when caring for
a client with left leg
fractures after a motor vehicle accident?
a. Obtain x-rays.
b. Check pedal pulses.
c. Assess lung sounds.
d. Take blood pressure.
e. Apply splint to the leg.
f. Administer tetanus prophylaxis. Correct Answers c. Assess
lung sounds.
d. Take blood pressure.
b. Check pedal pulses.
e. Apply splint to the leg.
a. Obtain x-rays.
, f. Administer tetanus prophylaxis.
leg fractures. Which of the following actions should the nurse
implement initially?
a. Elevate the left leg.
b. Splint the lower leg.
c. Obtain information about the tetanus immunization status.
d. Check the popliteal, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial pulses.
Correct Answers
the following information should be included in the teaching
plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Elevate the limb.
b. Use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as required.
c. Apply warm moist heat for 45 minutes, three times per day.
d. Use an elastic bandage on the ankle during activity
e. Use ice alternating with heat 48 hours after the injury. Correct
Answers Elevate the limb.
Use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as required.
Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Questions With Complete
Solutions
After the health care provider has recommended an amputation
for a client who has
ischemic foot ulcers, the client tells the nurse, "If they want to
cut off my foot, they should
just shoot me instead." Which of the following responses by the
nurse is best?
a. "Many people are able to function normally with a foot
prosthesis."
b. "I understand that you are upset, but you may lose the foot
anyway."
c. "Tell me what you know about what your options for
treatment are."
d. "If you do not want the surgery, you do not have to have an
amputation." Correct Answers "Tell me what you know about
what your options for treatment are."
Before assisting a client with ambulation on the day after a total
hip replacement, which of
the following actions is most important for the nurse to
implement?
a. Administer the ordered oral opioid pain medication.
b. Instruct the client about the benefits of ambulation.
,c. Ensure that the incisional drain has been discontinued.
d. Change the hip dressing and document the wound appearance.
Correct Answers Administer the ordered oral opioid pain
medication.
In which order will the nurse take these actions when caring for
a client with left leg
fractures after a motor vehicle accident?
a. Obtain x-rays.
b. Check pedal pulses.
c. Assess lung sounds.
d. Take blood pressure.
e. Apply splint to the leg.
f. Administer tetanus prophylaxis. Correct Answers c. Assess
lung sounds.
d. Take blood pressure.
b. Check pedal pulses.
e. Apply splint to the leg.
a. Obtain x-rays.
, f. Administer tetanus prophylaxis.
leg fractures. Which of the following actions should the nurse
implement initially?
a. Elevate the left leg.
b. Splint the lower leg.
c. Obtain information about the tetanus immunization status.
d. Check the popliteal, dorsalis pedis, and posterior tibial pulses.
Correct Answers
the following information should be included in the teaching
plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Elevate the limb.
b. Use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as required.
c. Apply warm moist heat for 45 minutes, three times per day.
d. Use an elastic bandage on the ankle during activity
e. Use ice alternating with heat 48 hours after the injury. Correct
Answers Elevate the limb.
Use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as required.
