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Amclient'smleftmlegmisminmskeletalmtractionmwithmamThomasmlegmsplintmandmPearsonmattachment.mWh
ichminterventionmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthismclient'smcaremplan?
A.mApplymthemtractionmstrapsmsnugly.
B.mAssessmthemclient'smlevelmofmconsciousness.
C.mRemovemthemtractionmatmleastmeverym8mhours.
D.mTeachmthemclientmhowmtompreventmproblemsmcausedmbymimmobility.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mTeachmthemclientmhowmtompreventmproblemsmcausedmbymimmobility.
Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmplacedminmtractionmtomtreatmamfracturedmfemur.mWhichmnursingminte
rventionmhasmthemhighestmpriority?
A.mAssessingmthemextremitymformneurovascularmintegrity
B.mKeepingmthemclientmfrommslidingmtomthemfootmofmthembed
C.Keepingmthemropesmovermthemcentermofmthempulley
D.mEnsuringmthatmthemweightsmhangmfreematmallmtimesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mAssessingmthemextremitymformneurovascularmintegrity
Whichmorthopedicmsurgerymismdonemtomcorrectmandmalignmamfracturemaftermsurgicalmdissectionmand
mexposuremofmthemfracture?
A.Arthrodesis
B.Jointmarthroplasty
,C.Totalmjointmarthroplasty
D.Openmreductionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.Openmreduction
Themclientmdisplaysmmanifestationsmofmcompartmentmsyndrome.mWhatmtreatmentmwillmthemnursem
expectmthemclientmtombemscheduledmfor?
A.mAnmopenmreduction
B.mAmfasciotomy
C.mAmtotalmhipmreplacement
D.mAmtotalmkneemreplacementm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mAmfasciotomy
Amclientmwhomismundergoingmskeletalmtractionmreportsmpressuremonmbonymareas.mWhichmactionmw
ouldmbemmostmappropriatemtomprovidemcomfortmformthemclient?
A.mAssistingmwithmrange-of-motionmandmisometricmexercises.
B.mChangingmthemclient'smpositionmwithinmprescribedmlimits.
C.mAdministeringmprescribedmanalgesics.
D.mApplyingmwarmmcompresses.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mChangingmthemclient'smpositionmwithinmprescribedmlimits.
Amclient'smfracturemwasmreducedmbymsurgicallymexposingmthembonemandmrealigningmit.mWhatmtypem
ofmtreatmentmdoesmthemnursemidentitymthismas?
A.Buck'smtraction
B.Skeletalmtraction
C.Internalmfixation
D.Openmreductionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.Openmreduction
,Themnursemismcheckingmthemtractionmapparatusmformamclientminmskinmtraction.mWhichmfindingmwoul
dmrequiremthemnursemtomintervene?
A.Bodymalignedmoppositemtomlinemofmtractionmpull
B.Weightsmhangingmandmtouchingmthemfloor
C.Pulleysmwithoutmevidencemofmthemobstruction
D.Ropesmfreelymmovingmovermpulleysm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.Weightsmhangingmandmtouchingmthemfloor
Amgroupmofmstudentsmismstudyingmformamtestmonmtraction.mThemstudentsmdemonstratemunderstandi
ngmofmthemtypesmofmtractionmwhenmtheymidentifymwhichmofmthemfollowingmasmanmexamplemofmskinmt
raction?
A.Crutchfieldmtongs
B.Thomasmsplint
C.Buck's
D.Balancedmsuspensionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.Buck's
Themnursemismprovidingminstructionsmtomthemclientmwhomismbeingmpreparedmformskeletalmtraction.m
Whichmstatementmbymthemclientmindicatesmteachingmwasmeffective?
A."Metalmpinsmwillmgomthroughmmymskinmtomthembone."
B."Imwillmwearmambootmwithmweightsmattached."
C."Ambeltmwillmgomaroundmmympelvismandmweightsmwillmbemattached."
D."ThemtractionmcanmbemremovedmoncemamdaymsomImcanmshower."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA."Metalmpinsmwillmgomthroughmmymskinmtomthembone."
, Amclientmismreportingmpainmfollowingmorthopedicmsurgery.mWhichminterventionmwillmhelpmrelievemp
ain?
A.Elevatemthemaffectedmextremitymandmusemcoldmapplications.
B.Breathemdeeplymandmcoughmeverym2mhoursmuntilmambulationmismpossible.
C.DomROMmexercisesmasmindicated.
D.Applymantiembolismmstockingsmasmindicated.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.Elevatemthemaffectedmextremitymandmusemcoldmapplications.
Amclientmhasmseveremosteoarthritisminmthemleftmhipmandmismhavingmsurgerymtomreplacembothmarticul
armsurfacesmofmthemhip.mWhatmtypemofmsurgicalmproceduremwillmthemnursempreparemthemclientmfor?
A.Arthrodesis
B.Hemiarthroplasty
C.Totalmarthroplasty
D.Osteotomym-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.Totalmarthroplasty
Amclientmismbroughtmtomthememergencymdepartmentmbymamsoftballmteammmembermwhomstatesmthe
mclientmandmanothermplayermranmintomeachmother,mandmthemclientmismhavingmseverempainminmthemrig
htmshoulder.mWhatmsymptomsmofmamfracturedmclaviclemdoesmthemnursemrecognize?
A.Clientmcomplainsmofmtinglingmandmnumbnessminmthemrightmshoulder.
B.Rightmshouldermismelevatedmabovemthemleft.
C.Clientmcomplainsmofmpainminmthemunaffectedmshoulder.
D.Rightmshouldermslopesmdownwardmandmdroopsminward.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.Rightmshouldermslopesmdownwardmandmdroopsminward.