Please indicate whether the following statement is true or false.
Skeletal traction may require surgical placement of pins, tongs, screws, or wires anchored to a bone.

A nurse performing a head to toe neurovascular check on a patient in a long leg cast notes an indication of altered perfusion as evidenced by:

Please indicate whether the following statement is true or false.
Skeletal traction may require surgical placement of pins, tongs, screws, or wires anchored to a bone.

The nurse designs care for the immobilized patient to help combat the major dangers of immobilization, which include: Select all that apply.

The daughter of an older woman with a diagnosis of a fractured tibia asks why her mother is in Buck's traction. The nurse's most informative response would be that Buck's traction:

When handling a freshly applied plaster cast while assisting a patient from stretcher to bed, the nurse should handle the cast using:

A nurse is preparing a client for ambulation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to determine the client's level of strength?

A nurse is collecting data about a client's range of motion. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the client to observe hyperextension of the neck?

The nurse placing a patient following knee replacement surgery into a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine has the responsibility to:

A 46-year-old male was injured in an industrial accident and has suffered a fractured left leg and left wrist. His wrist is treated with a cast and the leg is placed in skeletal traction. Because of immobilization of his leg, the patient is at risk for (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is applying an elasticized bandage to the leg of a patient. To perform this procedure correctly, the nurse should: