A patient is arriving to the orthopedic floor from the emergency room. While giving report to the floor nurse, the emergency room nurse states that the patient has a fracture of the nose that has resulted in a skin tear and involvement of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages. The orthopedic nurse is aware that this description likely indicates which type of fracture?

A patient is arriving to the orthopedic floor from the emergency room. While giving report to the floor nurse, the emergency room nurse states that the patient has a fracture of the nose that has resulted in a skin tear and involvement of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages. The orthopedic nurse is aware that this description likely indicates which type of fracture?



A) Compression

B) Compound

C) Impacted

D) Transverse



Answer: COMPOUND


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