An older adult man has been diagnosed with a femoral head fracture after falling outside his home, and his health care provider has chosen open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF)
How should the nurse best explain this procedure to the patient?
A) "The surgeon will give you an anesthetic and then apply a cast."
B) "The surgeon will place plates or rods outside your hip and keep you in traction until your bones heal."
C) "The surgeon will use pins and rods to keep your bones in place until they heal."
D) "The surgeon will use a scope inserted through punctures in your skin to remove any bone fragments."
C
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1. Nurses complain of being too tired to work. 2. Clients complain that nurses are not compassionate. 3. Physicians complain that the nurses are not taking good care of clients. 4. Symptoms much like severe burnout occur in the staff.
The parents of a 1-month-old infant are concerned that this baby seems different from their other child and ask the nurse if this is normal
The nurse informs them that it is normal for babies to have different temperaments and one of the characteristics of the "slow-to-warmup"child is that he 1. shows a regularity in patterns ofeating. 2. displays a predominately negativemood. 3. initially reacts to new situations bywithdrawing. 4. commonly has intense reactions tothe environment.
An agency is implementing the use of smart cards for healthcare. Which of the following best describes this personal health record?
A) Patients create their own card to be given to their providers. B) The card is contained in a device that plugs into a USB port. C) The card contains readable data with an ability to have more data written to it. D) The card contains an operating system and RAM.
The physician orders Levothroid 100 mcg oral daily for a patient with hypothyroidism. The medication is supplied as Levothroid 0.1 mg per tablet. How many tablets of Levothroid would the patient receive with each dose? _________
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