Question

andrew is a 29 y/o marathoner who tripped and fell during a race. he was transported to the clinic, where an x - ray of his femur was noted to have the following: fracture of the bone with separation in 3 places, and broken skin at the level of the first bone fragment. the np would diagnose his fracture as: closed, complete closed, incomplete complet open complete, closed

Explanation:

A complete fracture means the bone is broken all the way through. An open (compound) fracture is when the broken bone has penetrated the skin. Since Andrew has a fracture of the bone (complete) and broken skin at the level of the first bone fragment (open), this fits the description of a complete, open fracture. Closed fractures do not have an open wound to the site of the fracture. Incomplete fractures mean the bone is not broken all the way through.

Answer:

complete, open