Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 67: Musculoskeletal Care Modalities
Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 67: Musculoskeletal Care Modalities 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a plaster leg cast applied. Immediately postapplication, the nurse should inform the patient that: A) The cast will cool in 5 minutes. B) The cast should be covered with a towel. C) The cast should be supported on a board while drying. D) The cast will only have full strength when dry. Ans: D Chapter: 67 Client Needs: IV-1 Cognitive Categories: Application Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Easy Objective: 1 Feedback: A cast requires approximately 24 to 72 hours to dry, and until dry, it does not have full strength. While drying, the cast should not be placed on a hard surface. The initial cooling occurs in about 15 minutes after application of the cast.
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