After the Cast on a Client's Fractured Ulna Has Been

question 16

Multiple Choice

After the cast on a client's fractured ulna has been changed to a bivalve cast, the nurse will alter the approach to care by

• A) omitting vascular checks to the extremity.
• B) preventing pinching the extremity between the two halves.
• C) taking off both halves of the cast when x-ray films are ordered.
• D) taping the halves together with paper tape.

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