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Asking the pt. with a lower extremity injury to wiggle their toes is a way of assessing their what?
Neurovascular status
What is the priority intervention when a person is in traction and experiencing muscle spasms?
Reposition the patient
Inspecting the mouth and throat for soot and swelling on a burn victim is assessing for what?
Inhalation injuries
what medication therapy is a risk factor for osteoporosis
Thyroid medications- can accelerate bone loss
Priority assessment when a patient has a cast placed
Perfusion and circulation (cap refill)
diphenhydramine should be taken when?
Night
How is vision impaired for someone with Cataracts?
Decreased perception of color
Removal of dead tissue can help with would healing. True or false?
True
A pt. is postop from an ORIF and needs physical therapy. What is a nice thing the nurse can do for them before PT begins?
Pain medication
Glaucoma is untreatable and will lead to blindness. True or false?
False! You need to treat to prevent blindness
How do you maintain mobility in a person in traction?
Active range of motion of the unaffected leg
True.
What intervention do you do first for chemical burns
When someone has a detached retina what do they need to avoid?
Eye movements (careful with head movements also just eye movements- like with reading)
Spinal deformities that can develop with osteoporosis?
Kyphosis
Fat embolism is a complication for someone with a fracture. How may they present?
Shortness of breath, decreased O2
When someone goes through a cataract extraction, what must they avoid?
Activities that increase intraocular pressure
What precautions should a person who just had cataract surgery take?
Head straight and avoid putting head down which would increase pressure
Post-op ORIF what is the most important assessment?
Neurovascular checks
Meniere's disease often has vertigo as a manifestation, making the patient a BLANK risk
FALL
A pt had a hip arthroplasty. What position should the affected leg be in?
What is it called when a wound widens as it extends deeper
Undermining
What type of procedure is known for replacing damaged joints to improve function?
Arthroplasty
What are some things that delay wound healing?
low prealbumin & serum albumin levels, diabetes, infection, poor perfusion, hyperglycemia
An Amsler grid is used to help dx. progressing macular degeneration. What will happen to the lines on the grid when there is progression?
Blurriness and distortion