Fractures Flashcards

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What are complications of fractures?

A
  • Infection
  • Compartment syndrome
  • Venous thrombosis
  • fatty embolism syndrome
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What is the nursing assessment?

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  • Appearance
  • Integumentary
  • Cardiovascular
  • Neurovascular
  • Muscoskeletal
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3
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What does the neuromuscular assessment consist of?

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  • Nerve damage
  • Cause? Trauma?
  • 5 p’s
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What are the 5 p’s?

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  • Pain
  • Pallor
  • Pulse
  • Paralysis
  • Parasthesia (pressure)
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5
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What is traction?

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To ensure correct body alignment.

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What is the pain assessment framework?

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COLDSPA

  • Characteristics
  • Onset
  • Location
  • Duration
  • Severity
  • Pattern
  • Associated factors
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