Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 32 views

    Ortho 1

    Uploaded by

    Jillian Esquivel
    The document contains 4 multiple choice nursing questions and rationales. Question 1 asks about preventing fractures in older patients and the correct answer is providing comfortable shoes with good support. Question 2 asks about determining if a patient's arm is shorter after a fall, indicating a possible dislocation. Question 3 identifies repetitive strain injury as the cause of a checkout clerk's hand and elbow pain. Question 4 recommends doing stretching exercises before word processing to prevent injury from repetitive motions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Ortho 1

    Uploaded by

    Jillian Esquivel
    32 views1 page
    The document contains 4 multiple choice nursing questions and rationales. Question 1 asks about preventing fractures in older patients and the correct answer is providing comfortable shoes with good support. Question 2 asks about determining if a patient's arm is shorter after a fall, indicating a possible dislocation. Question 3 identifies repetitive strain injury as the cause of a checkout clerk's hand and elbow pain. Question 4 recommends doing stretching exercises before word processing to prevent injury from repetitive motions.

    Original Title

    ortho1

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document contains 4 multiple choice nursing questions and rationales. Question 1 asks about preventing fractures in older patients and the correct answer is providing comfortable shoes with good support. Question 2 asks about determining if a patient's arm is shorter after a fall, indicating a possible dislocation. Question 3 identifies repetitive strain injury as the cause of a checkout clerk's hand and elbow pain. Question 4 recommends doing stretching exercises before word processing to prevent injury from repetitive motions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    32 views1 page

    Ortho 1

    Uploaded by

    Jillian Esquivel
    The document contains 4 multiple choice nursing questions and rationales. Question 1 asks about preventing fractures in older patients and the correct answer is providing comfortable shoes with good support. Question 2 asks about determining if a patient's arm is shorter after a fall, indicating a possible dislocation. Question 3 identifies repetitive strain injury as the cause of a checkout clerk's hand and elbow pain. Question 4 recommends doing stretching exercises before word processing to prevent injury from repetitive motions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 1

    1.

    When counseling an older patient about ways to prevent fractures, which information will
    the nurse include?
    A. Tacking down scatter rugs in the home is recommended.
    B. Occasional weight-bearing exercise will improve muscle and bone strength.
    C. Most falls happen outside the home.
    D. Buying shoes that provide good support and are comfortable to wear is
    recommended.

    Rationale: Comfortable shoes with good support will help to decrease the risk for falls. Scatter
    rugs should be eliminated, not just tacked down. Regular weight-bearing exercise will improve
    strength, but occasional exercise is not helpful in improving strength. Falls inside the home are
    responsible for many injuries.

    2. A patient is seen at the urgent care center after falling on the right arm and shoulder. It will
    be most important for the nurse to determine
    A. Whether there is bruising at the shoulder area.
    B. Whether the right arm is shorter than the left.
    C. The amount of pain the patient is experiencing.
    D. How much range of motion (ROM) is present.

    Rationale: A shorter limb after a fall indicates a possible dislocation, which is an orthopedic
    emergency. The nurse will expect bruising and pain at the area, even without an injury that
    requires surgery. The shoulder should be immobilized until it is evaluated by the health care
    provider.

    3. A checkout clerk in a grocery store has muscle and tendon tears that have become
    inflamed, causing pain and weakness in the left hand and elbow. The nurse identifies these
    symptoms as related to
    A. Muscle spasms.
    B. Meniscus injury.
    C. Repetitive strain injury.
    D. Carpal tunnel syndrome.

    Rationale: The patient's occupation and the inflammation, pain, and weakness in the elbow and
    hand suggest a repetitive strain injury. Muscle spasms would be characterized by a palpable,
    firm muscle mass during the spasm. Meniscus injury would affect the knee. Carpal tunnel
    syndrome is characterized by weakness and numbness of the hand.

    4. When working with a patient whose job involves many hours of word processing, the nurse
    will teach the patient about the need to
    A. Do stretching and warm-up exercises before starting work.
    B. Wrap the wrists with a compression bandage every morning.
    C. Use acetaminophen (Tylenol) instead of NSAIDs for wrist pain.
    D. Obtain a keyboard pad to support the wrist while word processing.

    You might also like