The child comes to the school nurse with his index finger partially amputated and hanging by a shred of skin. The nurse should:
1. flush the hand with warm water and wrap in a towel.
2. carefully cut the skin holding the finger and wrap the finger and hand in clean towel.
3. pinch the finger to stop bleeding and take the child to the hospital
4. wrap the hand securely and place on an ice water–filled baggie.
4
Leave the shred of skin intact, wrap the hand and finger in a normal saline–soaked towel, and place on a cool surface.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 946
OBJ: 4 TOP: Partial Amputation
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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