2026 Traction And Some Amputation Quiz (14 Questions And Complete Answers)

An older client admitted to the hospital with a hip fracture is placed in Buck's extension traction. The nurse plans to frequently monitor which specimen item?

1. temperature
2. mental state
3. neurovascular status
4. range of motion ability

Buck's extension traction is applied to an older client following a hip fracture. The nurse explains to the client that this type of traction is:

1. traction involving the use of a cast
2. skeletal traction involving the use of surgically inserted pins
3. circumferential traction involving the use of a belt around the body
4. skin traction involving the use of traction attached to the skin and soft tissues

A client has Buck's extension traction applied to the right leg. The nurse plans which of the following interventions to prevent complications from the device?

1. provide pin care once a shift
2. massage the skin of the right leg with lotion every 8 hours
3. inspect the skin on the right leg at least once every 8 hours
4. release the weights on the right leg for range of motion exercises daily

How do you position a client with left hip fracture in Buck's traction?

1. head of bed raised at 45 degree angle
2. left calf on pillow from knee to ankle
3. position the left on affected side with pillows between legs
4. position the left in the center of the bed with the leg extended

A nurse is caring for a patient who has had hip replacement. The nurse should be most concerned about which of the following findings?

1. Complaints of pain during repositioning.
2. Scant bloody discharge on the surgical dressing.
3. Complaints of pain following physical therapy.
4. Temperature of 101.8 F (38.7 C).

Post-surgical nursing assessment after hip replacement should be principally concerned with the risk of neurovascular complications and the development of infection. A temperature of 101.8 F (38.7 C) postoperatively is higher than the low grade that is to be expected and should raise concern. Some pain during repositioning and following physical therapy is to be expected and can be managed with analgesics. A small amount of bloody drainage on the surgical dressing is a result of normal healing. The nurse has given instructions to a client returning home after knee arthroscopy. Which statement by the client indicates that the instructions are understood?

1. "I can resume regular exercise tomorrow."
2. "I can't eat food for the remainder of the day."
3. "I need to stay off the leg entirely for the rest of the day."
4. "I need to report a fever or site inflammation to my health care provider."

The nurse is evaluating the pin sites of a client in skeletal traction. The nurse would be least concerned with which finding?

1. Inflammation
2. Serous drainage
3. Pain at a pin site
4. Purulent drainage

A client with a hip fracture asks the nurse why Buck's (extension) traction is being applied before surgery. The nurse provides a response based on which purpose of Buck's (extension) traction?

1. Allows bony healing to begin before surgery
2. Provides rigid immobilization of the fracture site
3. Lengthens the fractured leg to prevent severing of blood vessels
4. Provides comfort by reducing muscle spasms and provides fracture immobilization

The nurse is assigned to care for a client in traction. The nurse prepares a plan of care for the client and includes which nursing action in the plan?

1. Ensure that the knots are at the pulleys.
2. Check the weights to ensure that they are off of the floor.
3. Ensure that the head of the bed is kept at a 45- to 90-degree angle.
4. Monitor the weights to ensure that they are resting on a firm surface.

The nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client in skin traction. The nurse should monitor for which priority finding in this client?

1. Urinary incontinence
2. Signs of skin breakdown
3. The presence of bowel sounds
4. Signs of infection around the pin sites