Which does the nurse use to represent the meaning of the acronym RICE?
1. Alternating ice and heat to an injured area.
2. Exercising with ice packs for sports injuries.
3. Needing rest before and after cold treatments.
4. Decreasing venous congestion and cold therapy.
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4. RICE means rest, ice, compression, and elevation, the standard treatment for a sports injury. The treatment decreases venous congestion by use of rest because rest decreases the gravitational pull on fluid to the extremity; ice because it vasoconstricts to limit edema, bleeding, and inflammation; compression to prevent venous pooling; and elevation to increase the gravitational pull on fluid from the affected region.
1. Exercise after a sports injury is applicable in selected cases and follows RICE therapy.
2. Applying heat to an injury is usually contraindicated because it increases blood flow to the affected tissue.
3. The nurse usually recommends rest with a sports injury but this is not the intended meaning of RICE.
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