NCLEX Style Study Question
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A client is hospitalized for treatment of a fractured femur. Suddenly, he becomes pale, confused, and very short of breath. He complains of pain to his chest. The nurse also notes petechial hemorrhages on his legs and stomach. The nurse suspects that this client:
- is having an acute anxiety attack
- may have a fat embolism
- may have a wound infection
- is having a myocardial infarction
April 4th, 2006 at 1:13 am
The correct answer is (2) because involvement of the long bone with shortness of breath involving respiration and petechia this occur within 24 to 48 which not mention.what make (1) wrong because its psychosocial. and (3,4) it doesn’t answer the question.
April 4th, 2006 at 7:16 am
#2. Classic S/S of fat embolism. The petachaie constitute alien worms.
April 4th, 2006 at 8:49 am
The correct answer is a 2 a fat embloism. The first thing that came to mind was some type of emoblism/clot.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:39 am
#2
April 5th, 2006 at 6:44 am
2 may have a fat embolism
April 6th, 2006 at 5:46 am
2
April 6th, 2006 at 9:16 am
2
April 7th, 2006 at 9:23 am
2 thanks for the rationals too. But what is: ‘The petachaie constitute alien worms’.? Ach! Back to the books for me!
April 9th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
#2
April 10th, 2006 at 3:39 pm
2
April 16th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
The righ atrium
April 16th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
whoops, I mean fatty embolism
April 30th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
a fat embolism