A patient has come to the ambulatory care clinic with a sprain. The nurse correctly differentiates a grade 2 sprain from a grade 3 sprain with the assessment of which finding?
a. Pain
b. Swelling
c. Bleeding into the joint
d. Minor loss of function
D
The minor loss of function is the differentiating factor. Pain, swelling, and bleeding into the joint are true of both grade 2 and grade 3 sprains. A grade 3 sprain has loss of function of the joint.
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