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Elderly Mr. Thomas comes into the Urgent Care Clinic. He states, âI tripped and fell down the stairs in my house.â When the doctor visits the patient, the LPN/LVN describes the injury as exhibiting pain with movement, swollen, and ecchymotic. When Mr. Thomas asks what âecchymoticâ means, the best response from the nurse would be:
(A) fractured
(B) blanched
(C) edematous
(D) bruised
Your Answer
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The LPN/LVN observes a nursing assistant applying a client's antiembolism stockings. What is the appropriate routine for these stockings?
(A)The nursing assistant is applying the stockings just after assisting the patient with ROM leg exercises.
(B)The nursing assistant is applying the stockings just before assisting the patient out of bed in the morning.
(C)The nursing assistant is applying the stockings at night as the patient is getting ready to go to sleep.
(D)The nursing assistant is applying the stockings after observing the color and temperature of the skin.
Your Answer
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(D) Ecchymosis describes a discoloration of the skin, usually black and blue in color. Ecchymosis is another word for a bruise. This is caused by blood dispersing into the skin after rupture of small blood vessels. A fractured ankle would have to be diagnosed most likely by x-ray, not nursing assessment. Blanched skin refers to skin that is pale. Edema is accumulation of fluid in the tissue or swelling.
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(B) The correct and best time for application of anti-embolism stockings is in the morning, before the client gets out of bed or after the legs have been elevated for an amount of time. The client's lower extremities should be in a non-dependent position during application to prevent trapping venous blood. Antiembolism stockings are usually worn continuously and should only be removed for the nurse to assess the skin.
Questions
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Mr. Stone is a 32-year-old who recently underwent ORIF (open reduction, internal fixation) surgery for a fractured femur. Over the past few hours the client has started to call the nurse frequently. Mr. Stone has also become more irritable and restless. The best nursing response to this behavior would be:
(A)Encourage the patient to use relaxation techniques to aid with pain management.
(B)Notify the doctor of the patient's behavior.
(C)Ask the patient if there is something on his mind that he'd like to talk about.
(D)Check on and interact with the client frequently until he is calm, and then increase the intervals as he starts to develop trust in the staff.
Your Answer
In 2004, there were approximately 1,200 state-approved programs at technical schools, vocational schools, high schools, colleges, and universities that provided practical or vocational nurse training. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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(B) Subtle personality changes, restlessness, irritability, or confusion in a patient who has recently sustained a fracture are indications of possible fat emboli that have migrated...
