Instructions:
* Read the article on page 262.
* Take the test, recording your answers in the test answers section (Section B) of the CE enrollment form. Each question has only one correct answer.
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Registration Deadline: June 6, 2021
Provider Accreditation:
Lippincott Professional Development (LPD) will award 1.0 contact hours for this continuing nursing education activity.
LPD is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749 for 1.0 contact hours. LWW is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Florida #50-1223.
Disclosure: The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
This article has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A credit toward recertification as an ONC.
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CE TEST QUESTIONS
GENERAL PURPOSE: To provide information about the proper fitting of axillary crutches and complications that may result from their improper use.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES: After completing this continuing education activity, you should be able to:
1. List the uses of crutches and potential complications from their improper use.
2. Outline correct fitting techniques for axillary crutches.
1. Forearm crutches are also known as
a. Australian crutches.
b. Canadian crutches.
c. English crutches.
2. The most commonly used crutches are
a. axillary crutches.
b. forearm crutches.
c. platform crutches.
3. To use axillary crutches, the patient must have arm and shoulder strength and be able to
a. balance.
b. hop.
c. perform range of motion.
4. The axillary crutch can also be used to correct which contracture?
a. elbow flexion
b. hip flexion
c. knee flexion
5. The most common fitting error made when adjusting axillary crutches is setting the
a. hand grip too high.
b. hand grip too low.
c. height incorrectly.
6. Which of these will force the shoulders of the patient upward?
a. crutches that are too tall
b. hand grips that are too high
c. hand grips that are too low
7. Which of the following will cause the patient to lean forward?
a. crutches that are too short
b. hand grips that are too high
c. hand grips that are too low
8. Crutches that are too high or too low can add to
a. arm muscle fatigue.
b. back strain.
c. leg muscle fatigue.
9. Crutch palsy is a result of compression of the radial nerve at the
a. axilla.
b. elbow.
c. wrist.
10. Along with the distance between the top of the crutch and the axilla, and the angle of the elbow, which of the following should be assessed when fitting axillary crutches?
a. the patient's age
b. the patient's height
c. the patient's weight
11. To determine the appropriate height of axillary crutches, subtract how many inches from the patient's height?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
12. The top of an axillary crutch should be how many inches from the axilla?
a. 0.5 to 1
b. 1.5 to 2
c. 2.5 to 3
13. When axillary crutches are at the correct height, how many fingers will you be able to place between the top of the crutch and the axilla?
a. one
b. two to three
c. four
14. The hand grips of an axillary crutch should be adjusted so that the elbows are flexed approximately how many degrees?
a. 5 to 10
b. 15 to 30
c. 35 to 45
15. To ensure safe use, how often should crutches be inspected for structural integrity?
a. at least once a week
b. daily
c. every other day