A client is receiving discharge teaching on early signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome to report to the health care provider. The nurse recognizes that teaching has been effective when the client makes which statement?

A nurse is performing a neurovascular assessment. It is most important for the nurse to include which of the following in the assessment?

A nurse has instructed a client to accurately measure the circumference of both calves each morning and to report any increase in size. The nurse determines that teaching has been effective when the client makes which statement?

A client with a left arm cast complains of a foul odor. What is the appropriate action by the nurse?

The nurse is collaborating with the orthopaedic technician regarding interventions to reduce the roughness of a cast. What is the best intervention?

The nurse is aware that elevating a limb with a cast will prevent swelling. Which of the following actions best describes how this should be done?

A client asks the nurse to explain the reason why a plaster cast cannot get wet. What would be the nurse’s best response?

A client comes to the emergency department complaining of dull, deep bone pain unrelated to movement. The client asks the nurse if this could be a fracture. The best response by the nurse is:

The nurse is caring for a client with skeletal traction to the right leg. The client complains of severe right leg pain. Which action should the nurse perform first?

Which of the following symptoms are considered signs of a fracture?

A client has been treated for compartment syndrome by undergoing a fasciotomy. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority for this client?

A client complains of low back pain that radiates down the right leg, with numbness and weakness of the right leg. Based on the subjective data, the nurse recognizes these complaints as related to which disorder?

A client has decided on conservative treatment for a herniated nucleus pulposus. The nurse anticipates that the treatment will include which of the following?

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the preoperative teaching for a client scheduled for closed spine surgery?

The nurse provided teaching to the client with a herniated lumbar disk. The nurse determines further teaching is necessary when the client makes which statement?

The nurse is caring for a client with low back pain. Which action may the nurse delegate to the nursing assistant?

A client asks the nurse what is the purpose of applying a cold pack to a sprained ankle. What is the best response by the nurse?

The community health nurse found an elderly female client lying in the snow. The client was unable to move the right leg because of a fracture. What action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is preparing a client for discharge. Which one of the following discharge instructions should be included when teaching the client how to prevent back injury?

The nurse suspects that a client with a recent fracture has developed compartment syndrome. The assessment of the client may find which symptom?

The nurse is caring for a client who has returned to the unit following the application of a cast for a fracture of the right ulna. The client is now complaining of severe pain, numbness, and tingling of the right arm. What is the most important action of the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client with compartment syndrome. The nurse anticipates that the client may require which measure?

A client is admitted to the emergency department with a foot fracture, and a brace is applied. The nurse determines that teaching about the brace has been effective when the client makes which statement?

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing new-onset signs and symptoms of paresthesia. What is the most appropriate question for the nurse to ask the client?

A client is being discharged home with a prescription for skeletal muscle relaxants. What is the most important information for the nurse to tell the client?

The nurse is teaching a community class about back injuries. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be the most accurate concerning the area that is common for vertebral herniation?

The nurse is performing a neurovascular assessment on a client who was admitted with a right fractured femur. The nurse noticed that the pulses are not palpable. What is the most important action of the nurse?

A client has developed compartment syndrome following application of a cast from a fractured tibia. The nurse is aware that the priority goal of intervention is to:

The nurse is caring for a client who is admitted for a herniated nucleus pulposus. The client’s pain level is a 10 out of 10. The health care provider ordered a morphine sulfate (Duramorph) patient-controlled analgesic (PCA), which is implemented for the client. What is the priority nursing assessment for this client?

A 50-year-old client is admitted to the emergency department with severe lower back pain, weakness, and atrophy of the leg muscles. Based on the clinical manifestations, which diagnostic tests would the nurse expect the physician to order?