Nursing Elites

1. What is the most common method of reducing and immobilizing a fracture?

• A. Open reduction with external fixation
• B. External reduction and internal fixation
• C. External fixation with closed reduction
• D. Open reduction with internal fixation

Correct answer: D

Rationale: Open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) is the most common method for reducing and immobilizing fractures.

2. A goal for a client with impaired mobility is to prevent skin breakdown. What nursing intervention would best help the client meet this goal?

• A. Assist the client to orthopneic position
• B. Offer the client a bedpan for toileting
• C. Offer a protein-rich diet
• D. Turn the client every 2 hours

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

3. The nurse Is teaching the client how to administer eye drops. Which of these actions indicates the need for further client education?

• A. The client sets the cap down in a manner that does not contaminate it.
• B. The client drops the prescribed number of drops into the conjunctival sac
• C. The client washes their hands before instilling the drops
• D. The client ensures that they touch the administration dropper to the eye

Correct answer: D

Rationale: Touching the dropper to the eye contaminates it and can lead to infection.

4. The nurse is providing education to a client regarding the administration of eye drops. Which of the following actions indicates the need for further client education?

• A. The client instills the prescribed number of eye drops into the conjunctival sac
• B. The client sets the cap to the eye drop container down in a manner that does not contaminate it
• C. The client touches the administration dropper her to the eye
• D. The client washes her hands before instilling the eye drops

Correct answer: C

Rationale:

5. What are nonsurgical treatment options for carpal tunnel syndrome? (Select all that apply)

• A. Using a splint
• B. Ultrasound therapy
• C. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
• D. All of the above

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D, 'All of the above.' Non-surgical treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome include using a splint, ultrasound therapy, corticosteroid injections, and NSAIDs. Choice A is correct as using a splint helps to keep the wrist in a neutral position, reducing pressure on the median nerve. Choice B is correct as ultrasound therapy can help reduce inflammation and alleviate symptoms. Choice C, 'Endoscopic carpal tunnel release,' is incorrect as it is a surgical procedure, not a nonsurgical treatment option for carpal tunnel syndrome.

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