A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in skeletal traction.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Ensure the clients weights are hanging freely from the bed

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Maintain abduction of the right hip

A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for an older adult client who is 4 hr postoperative following an open reduction

and internal fixation of a fractured femur. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of

care?

Check capillary refill in the affected extremity every 4 hours

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoarthritis. To slow the degenerative process, which of the

following interventions should the nurse recommend? Maintaining a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following is an expected finding for

this client?

Boutonniere deformity

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of

the following information should the nurse include?

Prevent hip flexion of the affected extremity greater than 90 degrees

A nurse is assisting a client who is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty into a supine position. Which of the

following actions is most appropriate to prevent hip dislocation? Place an abduction (wedge) pillow between the legs

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about placement of a prosthesis immediately postoperative with a client who is having a

below the knee amputation. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

This will help you ambulate sooner

A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel about attaching a footboard to the bed of a client who is immobile. Which of

the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? The footboard will help to prevent plantar-flexed

position

A nurse is discussing skeletal and skin traction with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should

the nurse identify as an indication that the newly licensed nurse understands these therapies?

Skeletal traction is better than skin traction for reducing a fracture by keeping injured bones and joints aligned.

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a right total hip arthroplasty. In which of the following

positions should the nurse place the clients right leg? abduction