1. It is necessary to pull the client, who is in Russell’s traction, up in bed. Which action should...

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1. It is necessary to pull the client, who is in Russell’s traction, up in bed. Which action should the nurse take? 1. Leave the weights in place. 2. Remove the weights completely. 3. Reduce the weight of the traction by one half. 4. Have one nurse lift the weights while the others pull the client. 2. The client has been flat in bed in traction for two weeks, and she is to be allowed out of bed for the first time today. What must the nurse be particularly alert for when getting the client out of bed? 1. Renal complications 2. Depression 3. Orthostatic hypotension 4. Skin breakdown 3. The client is a 73-year-old woman who fell in her home and suffered a right hip fracture. She tells the nurse that she was walking across the kitchen and felt something “snap” in her hip and this made her fall. What type of fracture is the client most likely to have? 1. Comminuted fracture 2. Greenstick fracture 3. Open fracture 4. Pathological fracture

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The weight needs to be retained in place. They must not be reduced, lifted, or removed when the client is being removed (Hino et al. 2021).
 
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The client had already been flat for 14 days. Orthostatic hypotension is potential. Before ambulating, the nurse must enable the patient to hover on the bed's other side.

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