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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?

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

Respiration During exhalation

Blood Pressure When measuring blood pressure, the first clear tapping sound represents

Blood Pressure If a patient’s blood pressure is 130/85 mm Hg, the patient’s pulse pressure would be

Blood Pressure All of the following are advantages of using an automated blood pressure monitor except:

Directions: Choose the best answer. Each question is worth .8 points.Body Temperature What is the normal range for body temperature?

Blood Pressure When measuring blood pressure, the patient’s arm should be positioned

Directions: Choose the best answer. Each question is worth .8 points.Body Temperature What name is given to the heat-regulating center of the body?

Directions: Choose the best answer. Each question is worth .8 points.Body Temperature What is the name given to the type of fever in which the temperature fluctuates minimally but always remains elevated?