When a patient recovering from a fractured tibia asks what callus formation is, the nurse tells her it is:
a. when blood vessels of the bone are compressed.
b. a part of the bone healing process after a fracture when new bone is being formed over the fracture site.
c. the formation of a clot over the fracture site.
d. when the hematoma becomes organized and a fibrin meshwork is formed.
Question 2
A patient had an open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) for a compound fracture of the left tibia and has been placed in a long leg cast.
The assessments by the nurse are: left foot warm/pink, pedal pulse weaker than right, capillary refill 3 seconds, and small 1 cm area of blood on cast. What should the nurse do?
a.
Notify charge nurse of impending compartment syndrome
b.
Document that all assessments are within normal limits
c.
Inform charge nurse about probable hemorrhage
d.
Place warm compresses on left foot
The patient interview often requires note taking.
Patient teaching: nose and sinus assessment
Patient registration form.
Nurse measuring the recumbent height of a toddler
Formation of an Occluded Front
Anterior & posterior view of the tibia (shinbone) and the fibula