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NCLEX-RN · Question #400
NCLEX-RN Question #400: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
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Question
A 71-year-old client fell and injured her left leg while cooking in the kitchen. Her husband calls the ambulance, and she is taken to the emergency department at a local hospital. X-ray reports confirm that she has an intertrochanteric fracture of the left femur. Her left leg will require skeletal traction initially and then surgery. The nurse knows that this type of traction will be used:
Options
- ABy inserting pins to provide steady pull on the bone
- BTo suspend the leg in a sling without pull on the extremity
- CIntermittently to place a pull over the pelvis and lower spine
- DWith weights at both ends of the bed to maintain pull on the upper extremity
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