What is the best way to immobilize the leg injury before surgery?
What will be an ideal response?
A posterior splint made of metal, plaster, or plastic (whatever is available) padded with a soft roll
then wrapped with gauze will allow for swelling of the extremity, bleeding of the wound, and further
assessment and management of the injury.
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Interpret the meaning of the statement, "We need to measure the marginal revenue product of nursing care."
1. The profession of nursing must set the amount of revenue each nurse can produce. 2. The profession of nursing needs to establish the clinical and economic contributions of nurses to patient care. 3. The profession of nursing should identify how much output nursing can influence. 4. The profession of nursing should research the future demand for nurses.
During the examination of a male client who has not been circumcised, the nurse is attempts to retract the foreskin of the penis, but skin is very tight and cannot be pulled back
The nurse would correctly anticipate which of the following conditions? 1. Urethral stricture 2. Paraphimosis 3. Urethritis 4. Phimosis
In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), what are the indications of microvascular thrombosis?
a. Reduced amplitude in peripheral pulses b. Symmetric cyanosis of fingers and toes c. Numbness and tingling in fingers and toes d. Bilateral pallor and edema of fingers and toes
When assessing a patient's peripheral nerve function, the nurse uses an instrument to prick the fat pad at the top of the patient's small finger. This action will assess which of the following nerves?
A) Radial B) Ulnar C) Median D) Tibial