The nurse is changing a patient's stump dressing. How would the nurse document this dressing technique?
1. Figure-of-eight bandage
2. Binder wrapping
3. Splinting
4. Bivalving
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Rationale 1: Compression wrapping of the extremity helps to prevent edema. Figure-of-eight bandaging starts at the distal stump (after the bandage is anchored around the waist) and is wrapped back toward the waist.
Rationale 2: This bandage is not applied like a binder.
Rationale 3: No splint is used in this technique.
Rationale 4: Bivalving of a cast is used to reduce the risk of compartment syndrome.
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