A Woman Was in the Emergency Department with a Bruised

question 23

Multiple Choice

A woman was in the emergency department with a bruised and broken leg.She explained that she had accidentally opened the car door on a trip and the door had blown back on her leg.Her husband was very attentive,constantly asking the nurse to make his wife more comfortable.Which actions should be taken by the nurse?

• A)Ask the husband to step out of the room while you get a urine specimen,and,after he leaves,ask the woman,"Have you ever been deliberately hurt by someone?"
• B)Call x-ray immediately,and prepare for the leg to have a cast applied
• C)Put ice bags on the area until the leg can be repaired
• D)Try to get an additional pain medication order from the physician.

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