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In Caring for a Client in Skeletal Traction with a Nursing

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In caring for a client in skeletal traction with a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Injury related to traction, the nurse should take special care to


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Pectoral Girdle

The skeletal framework in the upper torso that provides attachment for the arms and includes the clavicles and scapulae.

Axial Skeleton

The part of the skeleton that includes the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum.

Trochlear Notch

is a deep, curved notch at the proximal end of the ulna, articulating with the trochlea of the humerus in the elbow joint.

Trochlea

A smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley, found in certain joints such as the elbow, facilitating movement.

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