The nurse monitors a patient who is postoperative for an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of the right radius for complications. Which technique is utilized to monitor the patient for compartment syndrome?

An older adult visiting a wellness clinic reports joint stiffness in the morning. What should the nurse respond to the patient?

A patient was an unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle accident and sustained a fractured leg. Which areas should be included in a patient’s neurovascular checks? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Leg exercises, early ambulation, and prophylactic anticoagulant therapy can help patients prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after orthopedic surgery. 

The home-care nurse is attending to a patient with osteomyelitis in a lower extremity from a traumatic bone fracture. The patient has an open wound that is infected. Which observation prompts the nurse to provide further teaching to the patient and family?

Respiration During exhalation

A nurse is teaching a a client with a below the knee amputation about stump care. Which of the following are true about proper stump care? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Pulse Oximetry The abbreviation used to record oxygen saturation as measured by a pulse oximeter is

Pulse Which of the following individuals may normally exhibit bradycardia?

The nurse is caring for a patient who had a bone biopsy on the right leg. Which should the nurse implement?