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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson
1. A client has sustained an open fracture. How can the nurse best prevent osteomyelitis in this client?
- A. Administer pain medication
- B. Use proper hand hygiene and strict infection control
- C. Delegate all client personal care to specific unlicensed assistive personnel
- D. Plate the client in contact precautions
Correct answer: B
Rationale:
2. A client is immobile and requires mechanical ventilation with a tracheostomy. She has a pressure injury on her coccyx measuring 5 cm by 3 cm. the nurse observes bone and tendon at the base of the wound. How would the nurse document this wound?
- A. Stage III pressure injury
- B. A stage II pressure injury
- C. A non-staging pressure injury
- D. Stage IV pressure injury
Correct answer: D
Rationale:
3. A client has AIDS. Which of these findings indicate possible infection?
- A. Respirations; 22 breaths per minute
- B. Client ambulates 20 feet
- C. Purulent drainage
- D. Oxygen saturation; 97% on room air
Correct answer: C
Rationale:
4. What health teaching would not help an older adult avoid a musculoskeletal injury?
- A. Avoid home modification
- B. Wear a helmet when riding a bicycle
- C. Osteoporosis screening
- D. Fall prevention
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Avoiding home modifications can increase the risk of falls and injuries in older adults.
5. What complication of wound healing is an abnormal passage that connects two body cavities or a cavity and the skin?
- A. Fistula
- B. Hemorrhage
- C. Evisceration
- D. infection
Correct answer: A
Rationale:
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