The patient is a 20-year-old who has suffered a compound fracture of the femur. The nurse would expect the physician to order ____ intramuscularly

a. tetanus toxoid
b. morphine gluconate
c. low-molecular–weight heparin
d. calcium gluconate


A
Administration of tetanus toxoid is an additional medical measure for compound fracture of the femur.

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