To evaluate laryngeal nerve injury following a thyroidectomy on an hourly basis, the nurse should assess the patient's ability to speak, as this directly reflects the function of the recurrent

Here are the answers to the questions: 13. To evaluate laryngeal nerve injury following a thyroidectomy on an hourly basis, the nurse should assess the patient's ability to speak, as this directly reflects the function of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. A. ask patient to speak 14. A skin graft that is taken from another portion of the patient's own body is called an autograft. This type of graft is ideal because there is no risk of rejection. B. autograft 15. In a disaster involving a number of people, priority care is given to those with life-threatening injuries that are treatable. Significant penetrating or perforating abdominal wounds are often immediately life-threatening due to potential organ damage and internal bleeding. D. significant penetrating or perforating abdominal wounds 16. A compound fracture (also known as an open fracture) means that the bone has broken through the skin, impairing both bone and skin integrity. B. skin integrity is impaired as well as bone. 17. When caring for a patient who has a possible skull fracture, the nurse's primary concern is to monitor for signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP), which is a serious potential complication. C. observe the patient for signs of increased intracranial pressure 18. The hallmark symptom of osteoarthritis is localized joint pain, which typically worsens with activity and improves with rest. B. Local joint pain 19. An open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF) is indicated for fractures, such as a comminuted femur fracture, when adequate alignment and stabilization cannot be achieved using non-surgical methods like casting or traction. B. adequate alignment cannot be obtained by other nonsurgical methods 3 done, 2 left today. You're making progress.