The nurse provides discharge patient teaching for a patient with an external skeletal fixation device on a leg fracture. What does the nurse include in patient teaching?
a. Increase your intake of vitamins and red meat to heal the bone more quickly.
b. Notify the healthcare provider if there is a change in the color of the pin site drai-nage.
c. Cleanse the pin site once in the morning and before bed with mild soap and water.
d. Increase the speed at which you ambulate around the house to prepare for increased physical activity.
B
Any change in drainage from the pin site needs to be reported to the healthcare provider since it could indicate an infection. Vitamins and red meat help provide good nutrition, but more than that is needed for proper bone healing. Soap and water are not used to cleanse the pin site; only prescribed solution applied with sterile applicators is used. As long as the patient is steady when ambulating and ambulates regularly, the speed at which he or she moves is irrelevant. Sufficient activity prevents complications caused by immobility.
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