NCLEX Success Quiz # 3 Med-Surg
1. A nurse is assessing a client who is skeletal traction. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of infection at
the pin sites?
Fever (if it is hot is a sign of infection)
2. A nurse is caring for a client who sustained a femur fracture in an
automobile accident and is placed into skeletal traction. The nurse may
remove the weights from the traction device if which of the following
occurs?
The client develops a life-threatening situation (it is the only time when
you remove the skeletal traction. Just if there is a life-threatening
situation)
3. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the difference between a
plaster cast and a synthetic cast. Which of the following information
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A synthetic cast is weighs less
4. A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has an intracapsular fracture
of the right hip following a fall about the purpose of Buck’s extension
traction. The nurse should include which of the following information in
the teaching?
Buck’s extension traction will relieve muscle spasms
5. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
cyclobenzaprine. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
Avoid driving until effects are known (this medication is a muscle relaxing)
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for balanced skeletal
traction with a Thomas splint for the treatment of a fractured femur.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to
prevent pressure points from developing around the edges of the splint?
Reposition the client to keep him from staying in the same position in bed
(basic concept and care – safety, caring for the patient)
7. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has a fracture to
achieve the outcome of functional healing. To assist in meeting this goal,
which of the following nursing interventions is the highest priority?
Maintain immobilization and alignment (functional healing = means you
want the patient to be at he was before the accident. So, you want him
walking, working, and a functioning as usual)
1. A nurse is assessing a client who is skeletal traction. Which of the
following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of infection at
the pin sites?
Fever (if it is hot is a sign of infection)
2. A nurse is caring for a client who sustained a femur fracture in an
automobile accident and is placed into skeletal traction. The nurse may
remove the weights from the traction device if which of the following
occurs?
The client develops a life-threatening situation (it is the only time when
you remove the skeletal traction. Just if there is a life-threatening
situation)
3. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the difference between a
plaster cast and a synthetic cast. Which of the following information
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A synthetic cast is weighs less
4. A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has an intracapsular fracture
of the right hip following a fall about the purpose of Buck’s extension
traction. The nurse should include which of the following information in
the teaching?
Buck’s extension traction will relieve muscle spasms
5. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
cyclobenzaprine. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
Avoid driving until effects are known (this medication is a muscle relaxing)
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for balanced skeletal
traction with a Thomas splint for the treatment of a fractured femur.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to
prevent pressure points from developing around the edges of the splint?
Reposition the client to keep him from staying in the same position in bed
(basic concept and care – safety, caring for the patient)
7. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has a fracture to
achieve the outcome of functional healing. To assist in meeting this goal,
which of the following nursing interventions is the highest priority?
Maintain immobilization and alignment (functional healing = means you
want the patient to be at he was before the accident. So, you want him
walking, working, and a functioning as usual)
