A patient with a leg cast denies pain; toes are pink; capillary refill is brisk and toes move freely; the leg is elevated with an ice pack. Six hours later, the patient reports worsening pain unrelieved by medication. The patient's toes are cool and capillary refill is sluggish. What does the nurse suspect is occurring with this patient?
a) Crush syndrome
b) Fat embolism syndrome
c) Acute compartment syndrome
d) Fascitis
Answer: c) Acute compartment syndrome
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Adelaide Nutting was a nursing educator, historian, and scholar, and the first nurse to be:
a. elected president of the American Nurses Association b. appointed to a university professorship c. given an honorary degree from a university d. granted a national service award by the National League for Nursing
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a. DVT d. Aortic dissection b. Varicose veins e. Raynaud's disease c. Buerger's disease f. Thrombophlebitis
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