A nurse is instructing an unlicensed assistive personnel (uap) on the proper care of a client in buck’s extension traction following a fracture of the left fibula will have the observation which would indicate that teaching has been effective if weights are allowed to hang freely over the end of the bed and is denoted as option A.
This is a procedure which is done when fracture occurs in the lower limb region and helps to provide and maintain an even, constant pulling force on the affected area.
This is important because it helps to reduce pain and maintains the length of the limb. The weights should hang freely over the end of the bed which is the observation that the nurse will know that the teaching was effective.
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The options are:
A. The weights are allowed to hang freely over the end of the bed.
B. The UAP instructs the client to perform ankle rotation exercises.
C. The leg in traction is kept externally rotated.
D. The UAP lifts the weights while assisting the client as he moves up in bed.
