The nurse is preparing to apply a bandage to a client using the spiral reverse turn. For which body parts should the nurse use this technique when bandaging?

Question

1. Finger
2. Forearm
3. Upper leg
4. Lower leg
5. Upper arm

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 2, 4

Rationale 1: Recurrent turns are used to cover distal parts of the body, for example, the end of a finger.

Rationale 2: Spiral reverse turns are used to bandage cylindrical parts of the body that are not uniform in circumference, for example, the forearm.

Rationale 3: Spiral turns are used to bandage parts of the body that are fairly uniform in circumference, for example, the upper leg.

Rationale 4: Spiral reverse turns are used to bandage cylindrical parts of the body that are not uniform in circumference, for example, the lower leg.

Rationale 5: Spiral turns are used to bandage parts of the body that are fairly uniform in circumference, for example, the upper arm.