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A client is admitted to the emergency department after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle. The client sustained a fracture of the left femur, and the bone is protruding through the skin. What type of fracture does the nurse recognize requires emergency intervention?

Which orthopedic disease is described as a chronic progressive inflammatory disease that involves the synovium of the joints?

A patient is scheduled to undergo a cystogram. Which statement indicates that the patient accurately understands the nurse’s teaching about prevention of potential complications of the test?

A client was playing softball and was hit in the right ankle by the ball, sustaining a contusion. What is the first action the nurse takes to help alleviate pain and swelling?

Teaching for the client with gout would include avoiding foods high in purine, such as:

The LPN has been asked to help a patient eat who has impaired swallowing due to a stroke. What should be included in the plan of care?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Which orthopedic disease is characterized by slow progressive degeneration of joint articular cartilage?

For a client having an episode of acute narrow-angle glaucoma, a nurse expects to give which of the following medications?

The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has a bulging eardrum. The nurse recognizes that this indicates which of the following?