What will the nurse include when caring for a child in Buck's ...

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What will the nurse include when caring for a child in Buck's extension?
 
  a. Positioning the child with hips flexed 90 degrees at all times
  b. Keeping the weights in contact with the floor
  c. Checking for skin irritation from traction equipment
  d. Releasing the weights on a schedule

Question 2

What intervention will the nurse caring for a child in Buck's skin traction implement?
 
  a. Position in high Fowler's position.
  b. Assist the child to be pulled up in bed.
  c. Keep child's heel on the bed surface.
  d. Maintain child's feet against the foot of the bed.

[medine]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The skin exposed to frequent friction may break down.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Buck's traction is a type of skin traction that relies on the child's weight as counterbalance. The child must be kept with head elevated no more than 20 degrees and pulled up in bed, and the feet should not touch the bed surface or the foot of the bed.