Nursing · Orthopedic Nursing
To prevent edema and circulatory complications in a newly casted extremity, the nurse should instruct that the limb be kept in which position?
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- 1Immobilized tightly in a downward extension
- 2Flat on the bed at the exact level of the heart
- 3Elevated above the level of the heart✓
- 4Dependent position below the level of the heart
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Elevated above the level of the heart
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