The nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a patient who has a right fractured femur. What intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent fat emboli?
a. Decrease dietary consumption of fats.
b. Maintain immobilization of the right leg.
c. Encourage coughing and deep breathing hourly.
d. Perform passive range of motion on the right leg.
ANS: B
Prevention of fat emboli includes keeping the fracture immobilized and hydrating the patient to help dilute and excrete any fat that may escape from the fractured bone. A. Decreasing the consumption of fat will not help prevent fat emboli. C. D. Deep breathing and coughing and performing passive range of motion will not prevent the development of fat emboli.
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