ATI PN nursing care of children 2020 with NGN II
ATI PN nursing care of children 2020 with NGN II ( 63 Questions)
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has a lower extremity fracture. Which of the following types of skin traction should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
Bryant traction is used in infants with congenital hip dysplasia. It is not a form of skin traction for lower extremity fractures in adolescents.
Cervical skin traction is used for cervical spine injuries or surgeries, not for lower extremity fractures.
Dunlop traction is used for fractures of the humerus.
Buck extension traction is applied to the lower leg and uses a boot on the affected leg with weights to provide traction. It is commonly used for lower extremity fractures in adolescents.
Choice A reason:
Bryant traction is used in infants with congenital hip dysplasia. It is not a form of skin traction for lower extremity fractures in adolescents.
Choice B reason:
Cervical skin traction is used for cervical spine injuries or surgeries, not for lower extremity fractures.
Choice C reason:
Dunlop traction is used for fractures of the humerus.
Choice D reason:
Buck extension traction is applied to the lower leg and uses a boot on the affected leg with weights to provide traction. It is commonly used for lower extremity fractures in adolescents.