Adult Health 1 Exam 3 Review.
Chapter 37 Management of
Patients with Musculoskeletal
Trauma 2026 Exam Questions
and Correct Answers | New
Update
A nurse is caring for a client who has had a plaster arm cast applied.
Immediately after application, the nurse should provide what teaching to
the client?
,A. The cast will feel cool to touch for the first 30 minutes.
B. The cast should be wrapped snuggly with a towel until the client gets
home.
C. The cast should be supported on a board while drying.
D. The cast will only have full strength when dry. - ANSWER ✔✔D.
The cast will only have full strength when dry.
A client is admitted to the orthopedic unit in skeletal traction for a
fractured proximal femur. Which explanation should the nurse give the
client about skeletal traction?
A. "Skeletal traction temporarily stabilizes the fracture before surgery."
B. "Weights are attached to the leg using a boot."
C. "Traction involves passing a pin through the bone."
D. "Light weights must be used with skeletal traction." - ANSWER
✔✔C. "Traction involves passing a pin through the bone."
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 following a total
arthroplasty of the right hip. How should the nurse position the client?
, A. Place a pillow between the legs.
B. Turn the client on the surgical side.
C. Avoid flexion of the right hip.
D. Keep the right hip adducted at all times. - ANSWER ✔✔A. place a
pillow between the legs
A client was brought to the emergency department after a fall. The client
is taken to the operating room to receive a right hip prosthesis. In the
immediate postoperative period, what health
education should the nurse emphasize?
A. "Make sure you don't bring your knees close together."
B. "Try to lie as still as possible for the first few days."
C. "Try to avoid bending your knees until next week."
D. "Keep your legs higher than your chest whenever you can." -
ANSWER ✔✔A. "Make sure you don't bring your knees close
together."
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Chapter 37 Management of
Patients with Musculoskeletal
Trauma 2026 Exam Questions
and Correct Answers | New
Update
A nurse is caring for a client who has had a plaster arm cast applied.
Immediately after application, the nurse should provide what teaching to
the client?
,A. The cast will feel cool to touch for the first 30 minutes.
B. The cast should be wrapped snuggly with a towel until the client gets
home.
C. The cast should be supported on a board while drying.
D. The cast will only have full strength when dry. - ANSWER ✔✔D.
The cast will only have full strength when dry.
A client is admitted to the orthopedic unit in skeletal traction for a
fractured proximal femur. Which explanation should the nurse give the
client about skeletal traction?
A. "Skeletal traction temporarily stabilizes the fracture before surgery."
B. "Weights are attached to the leg using a boot."
C. "Traction involves passing a pin through the bone."
D. "Light weights must be used with skeletal traction." - ANSWER
✔✔C. "Traction involves passing a pin through the bone."
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 following a total
arthroplasty of the right hip. How should the nurse position the client?
, A. Place a pillow between the legs.
B. Turn the client on the surgical side.
C. Avoid flexion of the right hip.
D. Keep the right hip adducted at all times. - ANSWER ✔✔A. place a
pillow between the legs
A client was brought to the emergency department after a fall. The client
is taken to the operating room to receive a right hip prosthesis. In the
immediate postoperative period, what health
education should the nurse emphasize?
A. "Make sure you don't bring your knees close together."
B. "Try to lie as still as possible for the first few days."
C. "Try to avoid bending your knees until next week."
D. "Keep your legs higher than your chest whenever you can." -
ANSWER ✔✔A. "Make sure you don't bring your knees close
together."
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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