Which action by the nurse is appropriate for a child who presents in the emergency department with an ankle injury?
1. Avoid compressing the area to allow tissue swelling as necessary.
2. Perform passive range-of-motion to the extremity.
3. Lower the extremity below the level of the heart.
4. Apply ice to the extremity.
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Explanation:
1. For the first 24 hours for a sprain, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) should be followed. Therefore, the nurse should apply a compression bandage to the extremity.
2. For the first 24 hours for a sprain, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) should be followed. Therefore, the nurse should rest the extremity rather than perform range-of-motion.
3. For the first 24 hours for a sprain, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) should be followed. Therefore, the nurse should elevate the extremity.
4. For the first 24 hours for a sprain, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) should be followed. Therefore, the nurse should apply ice to the extremity.
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