A patient fell 2 days ago; he has an open (compound) fracture of his left tibia. The physician performed an open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) to treat the fracture. A concerned nursing assessment for him would include

         The student nurse notes that a patient’s intracranial pressure reads 20 mm Hg using an intracranial pressure monitor.  The student nurse correctly interpret this as:

The nurse is caring for a 75 year old female with a fractured hip secondary to osteoporosis.  She states that her doctor has put her on a medication to treat her osteoporosis. You recognize which of the following medication can modify the effects of osteoporosis?

Which symptom(s) experienced by your patient with a spinal cord injury at the level of T-5 would alert you to the presence of a complication of this type of injury?

A 47-year-old female is admitted to the unit after sustaining a fall at home.  The patient’s x-rays confirm the presence of an extracapsular fracture of the left hip. When assessing the patient, the nurse would expect to find

         A patient has a head injury and is presenting with signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. Which nursing intervention would be helpful in reducing this pressure?

Which patient that the nurse does not need to be assessed for signs and symptoms of osteomyelitis?

A patient reports visual distortion and is assessed to have an uneven cornea. What refractive error does the nurse determine is most likely present?

Use the circle graph to solve the problem.In a school survey, students showed these preferences for instructional materials.About how many students would you expect to prefer lectures in a school of 750 students?

A nurse develops a teaching plan for a patient diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?