A nurse performs a health history and physical examination with a patient who has a right leg fracture. Which assessment would be a pertinent negative finding?
a. Patient has several bruised and swollen areas on the right leg.
b. Patient states that there have been no other recent health problems.
c. Patient refuses to bend the right knee because of the associated pain.
d. Patient denies having pain when the area over the fracture is palpated.
ANS: D
The nurse expects that a patient with a leg fracture will have pain over the fractured area. The bruising and swelling and pain with bending are positive findings. No other recent health problems is neither a positive nor a negative finding with regard to a leg fracture.
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