The nurse arrives for the shift report and finds out that one of his assigned clients has a compound or open fracture and is going to surgery sometime during the shift. The nurse knows that this type of fracture involves:
a. a bone that has broken, and the two sections of broken bone are not aligned
b. a broken bone that is protruding through the skin, causing an open wound
c. two or more types of fractures, thus compounding or making the situation worse
d. significant bleeding into the area surrounding the fracture
B
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A Incorrect. A compound or open fracture is not a bone that has broken, and the two sections of broken bone are not aligned.
B Correct. A compound or open fracture is a broken bone that is protruding through the skin, causing an open wound.
C Incorrect. A compound or open fracture is not two or more types of fractures, thus compounding or making the situation worse.
D Incorrect. A compound or open fracture is not significant bleeding into the area surrounding the fracture.
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