NCLEX RN Exam Practice Practice Question
The nurse providing care to a client with a leg fracture ensures that which intervention is first implemented before the fracture is reduced in the casting room?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Before a fracture is reduced, an informed consent for treatment is needed. The nurse should reinforce explanations according to the client's needs and ability to understand. Administration of anesthesia would only be done in the operating room for open reduction of fractures. Closed reductions may be done in the emergency department without anesthesia. An analgesic would be administered as prescribed because the procedure is painful, but the informed consent form must be obtained before administering the medication.
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