The nurse is applying traction to a patient. Which of the following is an appropriate example of proper traction use?
A) Knots in the rope should not be resting against pulleys.
B) Weights should rest against the bed rails.
C) The end of the limb in traction should be resting against the bed's footboard.
D) Skeletal traction may be removed.
Ans: A
Feedback: Knots in the rope should not rest against pulleys, because this interferes with traction. Weights are used to apply the vector of force necessary to achieve effective traction and should hang freely at all times. To avoid interrupting traction, the limb in traction should not rest against anything. Skeletal traction is never interrupted.
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