Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 45: Amputations
Open-Book Quiz
NAME: ________________________________________
1. Conditions or situations that lead to the need for an amputation can be grouped into
what categories? (See p. 990 in your textbook.)
3. What are the complications associated with amputations? (See p. 993 in your
4. Explain the nursing interventions for the care of the patient with an amputation who is
experiencing anxiety and grief. (See p. 996 in your textbook.)
5. Priorities for the postoperative patient with an amputation are based on what three
distinct needs? (See p. 997 in your textbook.)
6. What are the nursing interventions for care of a patient with an amputation who is
7. How is phantom limb sensation generally described? (See p. 999 in your textbook.)
8. Because resuming a preoperative level of activity too soon can impair physical and
psychological healing, what is the typical activity order? (See p. 1000 in your
9. What factors are taken into consideration by the surgeon performing replantation