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