CLINICAL CASE STUDY 21-Year-Old Female with Skeletal Injuries Remember Liliana from the Clinical Case Study in Chapter 5? After we last heard about her she was admitted for further treatment. Relative to her skeletal system, the following notes have been added to her chart. Fracture of superior right tibia (shinbone); 3.5-cm laceration where bone protrudes, Area cleaned and the bone subjected to internal (open) reduction. Cast applied. Nutrient artery of tibia damaged. Medial meniscus (fibrocartilage disc) of right knee joint crushed; knee joint inflamed, swollen, and painful. Relative to these notes: 1. What type of fracture does Liliana have? 2. + NCLEX-STYLE When assessing Liliana's condition relative to her tibia fracture after the open reduction, the nurse will be especially alert for signs of which of these problems? a. Inadequate calcium for healing b. Infection c. Failure of the red bone marrow to create enough erythrocytes d. Bleeding​

Congenital diseases are which of the following? genetic fatal disfiguring noninfectous

Anurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is receiving vancomycin daily. the nurse should review which of the following laboratory results prior to administering the next dose? a. blood glucose level b. serum creatinine level c. total iron-binding count d. thyroid-stimulating hormone level

Mr smith a 52 year old patient, is admitted to the coronary care unit with the diagnosis of acute inferior myocardial infarction. the patient has a history of smoking two packs of cigarettes for 35 years, and he drinks a six pack of beer on weekend nights, but does not drink the rest of the week. he is the sole financial support for his family. he is a consultant for a company and is out of town during the week days. mr smith has gained 20 pounds. he is 5 foot, 6 inches, weighing 200 pounds. his diet consists mostly of fast foods. he rarely exercise. his wife care for their three teenage children. the eldest son, 17 years of age, totaled the family car when drinking and driving 2 days ago and he is in the local children’s hospital in the intensive care unit in critical condition. mr smith developed chest pains and slumped over in his chair during an argument with his wife about their teenage daughter, who is 15 years of age and wanted to get birth control pills. the wife is in the waiting room while the nurses settle mr smith into his room. the youngest son, 13 years of age, is at a friends house. the teenage daughter is staying at the bedside of the criticall i’ll eldest son. the wife blames her eldest son for her husband’s heart attack and told the emergency department nurse that she does not care to see her son i’ll. a. what maladaptive response to stress may have contributed to mr smith’s development of an illness b. based on the case study, what family assessment data may be used to determine coping strategies being currently used by the family. c. what nursing interventions should be used to promote effective coping for the patient and his family?