NUR 211 Final
- facture
Answer Break in the continuity of a bone
- Fracture is Most Common in
Answer Patients who have experienced trauma and older adults
- Long Bone Early Complications
- Compartment syndrome
Answer Fat Embolus DVT Compartment Syndrome
Answer occurs when swelling causes increased pressure leading to decreased blood flow and potential muscle and nerve damage... EMER- GENT
- For long bone fracture you should monitor
Answer Pulses and Temp.
- Closed Fracture (SImple Fracture)
Answer Fracture is with in the skin, muscle and fascia
- Open Fracture (Compound Fx)
Answer Fracture penetrates the skin, muscle, fascia 1 / 4
- Transverse fracture
Answer Occurs at right angle of bone axis
- Linear fracture
Answer fracture occurs parallel to bone axis
- Nondisplaced Fracture (stable Fracture)
Answer Broken ends of the bone remain aligned
- Displaced fracture (Compound)
Answer Broken ends of bone do not align requires immediate attention.
- Spiral
Answer Fracture Spirals around bone, common in sports and children
- Green Stick
Answer bone fragments still partially join, children affected
- communuted fracture
Answer break or splinter of the bone into more than 2 fragments, such as high-impact trauma (MVA)
- Greenstick
Answer xray will show fracture on only one side but the other side will look normal.
- 3 Stages of Healing 2 / 4
Answer -Inflammatory/Reactive Phase
-Reparative Phase -Remodeling Phase
- Signs and Symptoms of Compartment Syndrome
Answer Reduce Blood Flow Increases Blood Pressure
Monitor Temperature of Limb Monitor Distal Pulses Tenderness Edema SHOB
- p's (pain, pulse, pallor, paranesthesia, paralysis)
- Fat embolus can form when
Answer can form when a long bone is fractured and fat cells from yellow bone marrow are released into the blood.
- Fat embolus can lead to
Answer PE (signs include increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, SHOB)
- Hip Fx what should the nurse do?
Answer Teach
Answer
Do not cross Legs Use Abduction Pillow Roll patient when moving or changing brief Elevate HOB to 90 degrees
- Risk factors of Hip Fracture
Answer 3 / 4
Age Female
History of Osteoporosis
- Traumatic Hip Fx
Answer -One leg will be shorter
-acute pain -deformed -xray will not show fracture
- Most common type of hip fracture
Answer intertrochanter
- Complication of Hip fracture that can lead to PE
Answer Fat Emboli (CP increased HR and RR, Hypoxia)
- Strains
Answer Stretching or tearing of tendons
- Sprain
Answer Stretching or tearing of ligaments
- Contusion
Answer Swollen or discolored Muscle Injury
- Treatment of Strains, Sprains and Contusions
- / 4
Answer RICE Rest