Author Question: The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old boy who needs his left leg immobilized. What is the priority ... (Read 55 times)

shenderson6 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old boy who needs his left leg immobilized. What is the priority nursing intervention?

A) Enlist the assistance of a child life specialist.
B) Explain to the boy that he must keep his leg very still.
C) Apply a clove hitch restraint to the boy's left leg.
D) Explain that a restraint will be applied if he cannot hold still.

Question 2

When teaching a group of students about the skeletal development in children, which of the following would the instructor include?

A) The growth plate is made up of the epiphysis.
B) A young child's bones commonly bend instead of break with an injury.
C) The infant's skeleton has undergone complete ossification by birth.
D) Children's bones have a thin periosteum and limited blood supply.