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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson
1. A client states that he has been experiencing oozing from his wounds. What is the nurse's priority action?
- A. Insert the wound and assess the drainage
- B. Apply topical ointment to the wound
- C. Call the provider to initiate antibiotics
- D. Culture the wound
Correct answer: D
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2. What is a classic symptom assessed in clients with lupus?
- A. Butterfly rash
- B. Chvostek's sign
- C. Ovid's sign
- D. Heberden's nodes
Correct answer: A
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3. A client who is sitting in High-Fowler's position is at risk for what type of injury as the skin layers shift in opposite directions?
- A. Traumatic injury
- B. Pressure injury
- C. Friction injury
- D. Shearing injury
Correct answer: D
Rationale:
4. The nurse is caring for a client who develops compartment syndrome from a severely fractured arm. The client asks how this can happen. What is the best response by the nurse?
- A. . "The fascia expands with injury, causing pressure on underlying nerves and muscles."?
- B. "An injured artery causes impaired arterial perfusion through the compartment."?
- C. "Bleeding and swelling cause increased pressure in an area that cannot expand."?
- D. . "A bone fragment has injured the nerve supply in the area."?
Correct answer: C
Rationale:
5. A nurse working in an orthopedic unit is caring for 4 clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as being at highest risk for skin breakdown?
- A. An adolescent who has a patella fracture and is in an immobilizer
- B. A young adult who has a femur fracture and is going to surgery in two hours
- C. A middle-aged adult who has fractured his radius and has a cast
- D. An older adult who has a hip fracture and is immobile
Correct answer: D
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