The Patient Recently Had a Cast Applied to His Left

question 29

Multiple Choice

The patient recently had a cast applied to his left lower leg after a football injury in which he broke his tibia.After the application of the cast,the nurse felt the toes of his left and right feet.To assess circulation in the left foot,the nurse should do which of the following?

• A) Use the tips of her fingers to assess temperature.
• B) Expect that the temperature in the left leg will be lower than that in the right.
• C) Expect that the temperature of the left foot to be the same as the right foot.
• D) Expect that the left foot will be warmer than the left.

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