Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations B Quiz 9

The nurse is to care for the client with casted extremity. In completing the assessment for any sing infection to the casted extremity, the nurse would assess for which of the following signs and symptoms indicative of infection?

The client has sustained a closed fracture and has just had a cast applied to the affected arm. The client is complaining of intense pain. The nurse has done all the measures of care to alleviate pain. The nurse would interpret that this pain may be due to:

A client with multiple trauma is admitted to the nursing unit. The client has a leg fracture and had a plaster cast applied. The nurse is assigned to position the client. In positioning the casted leg, the nurse should:

The client is complaining of itchiness for the edges of a cast applied the last two days. The nurse checks the site and notes skin irritation. The nurse should take which of the following actions?

The nurse is conducting a lecture session regarding cast care to a client that will be discharged in the next two hour. The nurse would evaluate that the client understands proper care of the cast if the client states that he or she should:

The client will be using crutches and it is measured correctly for the client. The client asks the nurse why the crutches cannot rest up underneath the arm for extra support. The nurse best response is base on the understanding that this could results in:

The nurse is assigned to teach and help the client how to stand and use the crutches. The nurse plans to incorporate into written instruction that the client should be told to place the crutches:

The nurse is providing information to the client about crutch safety. The nurse has completely discussed all the possible safety measures to the client. The nurse determines that the client needs additional information if the client states:

A male client with right-sided weakness will be using a cane. The nurse provides instruction to the client on how to use the cane. The nurse instructed the client to position the cane by holding it with the:

The client has a left-sided weakness and using a cane. The nurse observes the client walking using a cane. The nurse would intervene and correct the client if the nurse observed that the client: