The emergency room nurse delivers a report on a patient that is arriving on the orthopedic floor and states that the patient has a fracture of the nose that has resulted in a skin tear and involvement of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages
The orthopedic nurse is aware that this description likely indicates which type of fracture?
A) Compression
B) Compound
C) Impacted
D) Transverse
Ans: B
Feedback: A compound fracture involves damage to the skin or mucous membranes and is also called an open fracture. A compression fracture involves compression of bone and is seen in vertebral fractures. An impacted fracture occurs when a bone fragment is driven into another bone fragment. A transverse fracture occurs straight across the bone shaft.
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