A Patient Has an Open Reduction of a Radial Fracture

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient has an open reduction of a radial fracture and is casted. Several hours after the operation, the patient reports a throbbing pain in the arm. What nursing action is essential for the nurse to take?

• A)Administer analgesics as ordered.
• B)Perform neurovascular checks.
• C)Notify the physician immediately.
• D)Reposition arm.

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The process of breaking down an expression into a product of its simpler components, often used in algebra to simplify expressions or solve equations.

Factoring

The process of breaking down an equation or expression into simpler components that, when multiplied together, produce the original equation or expression.