A New Nurse Is Placing an Elastic Wrap on a Patient

question 63

Multiple Choice

A new nurse is placing an elastic wrap on a patient with an ankle sprain.Which action by this nurse causes an experienced nurse to intervene?

• A) Exerts moderate pull on the wrap
• B) Instructs the patient on wrapping the injury
• C) Starts wrapping distal to the injury
• D) Wraps in a proximal-to-distal fashion

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