What Is an Appropriate Nursing Intervention When Caring for a Child

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is an appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a child in traction?

• A) Remove adhesive traction straps daily to prevent skin breakdown.
• B) Assess for tightness, weakness, or contractures in uninvolved joints and muscles.
• C) Provide active range-of-motion exercises to affected extremity 3 times a day.
• D) Keep child in one position to maintain good alignment.

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Definitions:

Output Instructions

Directives in a control program that specify operations to be performed affecting the state of output devices.

Parallel

Describes components connected alongside each other in a circuit, allowing multiple paths for electrical current.

Rung

A level or step in a ladder logic diagram or PLC programming, representing a basic control element or condition.

Bit Level Instructions

Operations that manipulate individual bits within a byte or word in computer programming or digital logic.