The nurse is one of several people who witness a vehicle hit a pedestrian at a fairly low speed on a small street. The individual is dazed and tries to get up, and the leg appears fractured. The nurse would plan to perform which action?

The nurse witnesses a client sustain a fall and suspects that the client’s leg may be fractured. Which action is the priority?

A client with a hip fracture asks the nurse why Buck’s extension traction is being applied before surgery. The nurse’s response is based on the understanding that Buck’s extension traction has which primary function?

The nurse is evaluating the pin sites of a client in skeletal traction. The nurse would be least concerned with which finding?

The nurse is caring for the client who has had skeletal traction applied to the left leg. The client is complaining of severe left leg pain. Which action would the nurse take first?

The nurse has provided instructions regarding specific leg exercises for the client immobilized in right skeletal lower leg traction. The nurse determines that the client needs further teaching if the nurse observes the client doing which activity?

The nurse is checking the casted extremity of a client. The nurse needs to check for which sign indicative of infection?