Author Question: A nursing instructor is evaluating elastic bandages applied to the ankle in a skills laboratory. The ... (Read 95 times)

appyboo · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nursing instructor is evaluating elastic bandages applied to the ankle in a skills laboratory. The nursing instructor recognizes that additional teaching is needed because

1. The wrap has a crisscross pattern across the top of the foot.
2. The wrap progresses down the limb at a 45-degree angle.
3. The wrap comes around the inner ankle and behind the leg.
4. The wrap comes around the outer ankle and then across the top of the foot to the instep.

Question 2

As a nurse enters the room of a patient who has had an amputation, the nurse notes that the patient is crying. The best response by the nurse is to

1. Say, I'm here if you'd like to talk, while standing close to the patient's bed.
2. Say, I'll leave you alone for a little while, while leaving the room.
3. Ask, Is there someone you'd like me to call? while picking up the phone.
4. Say, Everyone feels this way at first, but it will get easier, while patting the patient's shoulder.