Answer to Question 1
B
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A Incorrect. Itching may occur but not immediately.
B Correct. The nurse will prepare the child for cast application by explaining that the cast will be warm, and it will take a day or two to dry completely. A chemical reaction between the casting material and the water will cause a feeling of warmth.
C Incorrect. The physician does not use a lot of strange tools to apply the cast. The only equipment needed includes a tubular gauze (stockinette), cotton padding material, and water.
D Incorrect. This is not an appropriate statement because the child probably is afraid, simply because of fear of the unknown.
Answer to Question 2
D
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A Incorrect. An early sign of compartment syndrome is not a red streak in the forearm.
B Incorrect. An early sign of compartment syndrome is not loss of sensation in the involved body part(s). However, numbness in the digits below the affected compartment is a sign of compartment syndrome.
C Incorrect. An early sign of compartment syndrome is not swelling of one side of the body; however, swelling is noted in the digits below the affected compartment.
D Correct. An early sign of compartment syndrome is severe, unrelenting pain distal to the injury that is unrelieved by pain medications.
