A Two-Year-Old Child Is Placed in Balanced Bryant's Traction for a Fractured

question 7

Multiple Choice

A two-year-old child is placed in balanced Bryant's traction for a fractured right femur. Which finding by the nurse should be reported to the surgeon?

• A)The child keeps trying to turn and lay on his belly.
• B)The ropes are unequal in length.
• C)The child's buttocks are resting on the bed.
• D)The ace bandage wrapping the legs is wrinkled.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

Chemicals in the nervous system that transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron (nerve cell) to another 'target' neuron.

Action Potential

A rapid and temporary electrical charge that travels along a neuron, allowing for the transmission of signals within the nervous system.

Dopamine

A neurotransmitter involved in controlling the brain's reward and pleasure centers, movement, and emotional responses.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals from one neuron to another across synapses in the nervous system.