Ortho_Hot&Cold Therapy Clinical Key.
Cold application
Test Question
Details Question 1
The nurse is teaching a patient with an ankle injury about treatment using
cold therapy. The nurse knows that teaching is successful when the patient
correctly states that the acronym PRICE stands for which five components of
treatment?
Your Answer:
Protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation
Rationale:
A person who undergoes cold treatment should simultaneously receive all five
components of the PRICE method for managing an injury: protection, rest, ice,
compression, and elevation.
Question 2
To which area should the nurse apply cold for a decreased amount of time?
Your Answer:
Knee
Rationale:
Areas with little body fat (such as the knee, ankle, and elbow) do not tolerate cold
as well as fatty areas (such as the thigh and buttocks), so the length of cold
application should be decreased. Fatty areas such as the thigh, buttocks, and calf
can tolerate cold for longer periods than those with little fat.
Question 3
After the nurse applies cold therapy, the adult patient reports a burning
sensation and numbness in the area. Which intervention is most appropriate?
Your Answer:
Stop the treatment.
Rationale:
Numbness and tingling combined with other symptoms such as a burning sensation
are adverse effects of cold therapy. Stop therapy if the patient reports a burning
sensation or the skin begins to feel numb. Massaging the extremities is not
necessary because circulation to the extremities is being maintained.
Question 4
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How should the nurse advise a patient who seeks medical attention after an
ankle sprain injury?
Your Answer:
Use cryotherapy for the first 48 to 72 hours.
Rationale:
Because reduction of inflammation is the primary goal, cryotherapy is the treatment
of choice for the first 48 to 72 hours after an injury. Wrapping the ankle tightly
before it swells could lead to decreased circulation and injury. Warm compresses are
not effective for vasoconstriction and swelling reduction. Cryotherapy should be used
for a minimum of 48 hours after an injury.
Question 5
What is the appropriate next step after cold therapy treatment to a patient’s
wrist?
Your Answer:
Remove the compression pad and gently dry moisture on the wrist.
Rationale:
After the treatment, the compression cooling device, regardless of the type, should
be removed, and the skin should be dried to prevent skin maceration. After a
complete treatment, additional soaking of the extremity or cold application is not
necessary. Wrapping the wrist in a moist towel does not allow the skin to dry
properly.
Question 6
A patient being treated with a commercial ice pack on a knee injury tells the
nurse that the ice pack is getting wet. What is the most appropriate intervention?
Your Answer:
Explain that the moisture is normal condensation.
Rationale:
Commercial ice packs release an alcohol-based solution to produce cold. If the room
is warm, condensation may form. Condensation on an ice pack is normal, so
moisture may not indicate a leak. Wrapping the pack in several towels prevents the
effectiveness of therapy. Moisture on the bag is normal and does not indicate the
bag is defective.
Aquathermia and heating
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Cold application
Test Question
Details Question 1
The nurse is teaching a patient with an ankle injury about treatment using
cold therapy. The nurse knows that teaching is successful when the patient
correctly states that the acronym PRICE stands for which five components of
treatment?
Your Answer:
Protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation
Rationale:
A person who undergoes cold treatment should simultaneously receive all five
components of the PRICE method for managing an injury: protection, rest, ice,
compression, and elevation.
Question 2
To which area should the nurse apply cold for a decreased amount of time?
Your Answer:
Knee
Rationale:
Areas with little body fat (such as the knee, ankle, and elbow) do not tolerate cold
as well as fatty areas (such as the thigh and buttocks), so the length of cold
application should be decreased. Fatty areas such as the thigh, buttocks, and calf
can tolerate cold for longer periods than those with little fat.
Question 3
After the nurse applies cold therapy, the adult patient reports a burning
sensation and numbness in the area. Which intervention is most appropriate?
Your Answer:
Stop the treatment.
Rationale:
Numbness and tingling combined with other symptoms such as a burning sensation
are adverse effects of cold therapy. Stop therapy if the patient reports a burning
sensation or the skin begins to feel numb. Massaging the extremities is not
necessary because circulation to the extremities is being maintained.
Question 4
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How should the nurse advise a patient who seeks medical attention after an
ankle sprain injury?
Your Answer:
Use cryotherapy for the first 48 to 72 hours.
Rationale:
Because reduction of inflammation is the primary goal, cryotherapy is the treatment
of choice for the first 48 to 72 hours after an injury. Wrapping the ankle tightly
before it swells could lead to decreased circulation and injury. Warm compresses are
not effective for vasoconstriction and swelling reduction. Cryotherapy should be used
for a minimum of 48 hours after an injury.
Question 5
What is the appropriate next step after cold therapy treatment to a patient’s
wrist?
Your Answer:
Remove the compression pad and gently dry moisture on the wrist.
Rationale:
After the treatment, the compression cooling device, regardless of the type, should
be removed, and the skin should be dried to prevent skin maceration. After a
complete treatment, additional soaking of the extremity or cold application is not
necessary. Wrapping the wrist in a moist towel does not allow the skin to dry
properly.
Question 6
A patient being treated with a commercial ice pack on a knee injury tells the
nurse that the ice pack is getting wet. What is the most appropriate intervention?
Your Answer:
Explain that the moisture is normal condensation.
Rationale:
Commercial ice packs release an alcohol-based solution to produce cold. If the room
is warm, condensation may form. Condensation on an ice pack is normal, so
moisture may not indicate a leak. Wrapping the pack in several towels prevents the
effectiveness of therapy. Moisture on the bag is normal and does not indicate the
bag is defective.
Aquathermia and heating
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