HESI LPN · HESI LPN Fundamentals of Nursing · LPN Skin Integrity and Wound Care Questions

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Which action will the nurse take in order to evaluate the effectiveness of Buck’s traction for a patient who has an intracapsular fracture of the right femur?

A client with a burn wound on the chest has a silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) cream applied to the wound. Which adverse reaction should the nurse monitor for in this client?

Which item should the nurse use first to assist in staging an ulcer on the heel of a darkly pigmented skin patient?

The nurse is assessing the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4 hours ago after undergoing aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse notes redness and edema. The pedal pulse is palpable and unchanged from admission. How should the nurse correctly interpret the client's neurovascular status?