The nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregivers of a child who has been placed in an external fixation device for the treatment of an orthopedic condition. Which caregiver statement indicates an understanding of the external fixation device?
A) "We will have to get some of the elastic bandages to place around the pins and pin sites."
B) "It will be hard, but we know our child will be in this device for a long time."
C) "He is very sensitive about the way the device looks, I am glad that his clothes will fully cover it so his friends won't tease him."
D) "If we see any drainage around the pins when we are cleaning them, we won't be concerned."
Ans: B
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