The orthopedic nurse is precepting a graduate nurse. They are caring for four fracture patients. The orthopedic nurse asks the graduate nurse which of their patients is at an increased risk for Volkmann's contracture
What should the graduate nurse respond?
A) Femur
B) Humerus
C) Radial head
D) Clavicle
Ans: B
Feedback: The most serious complication of a supracondular fracture of the humerus is Volkmann's ischemic contracture, which results from antecubital swelling or damage to the brachial artery.
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