The nurse is caring for a patient with a fractured right femur who is not a candidate to repair the femur immediately
What intervention should the nurse anticipate the physician will order to relieve muscle spasm and pain until surgery is performed? A) Skeletal traction
B) Skin traction
C) Open reduction
D) External fixator
B
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If surgery for a fracture cannot be performed right away, Buck's traction or other skin traction may be applied to relieve muscle spasm and pain until surgery is performed. The other distractors all require surgical intervention.
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