Posted: December 11th, 2017

Jenna is a nurse from the medical-surgical unit of a tertiary hospital. She was asked to float on the orthopedic in which she has no prior experience on working on. Which client should be assigned to her

Jenna is a nurse from the medical-surgical unit of a tertiary hospital. She was asked to float on the orthopedic in which she has no prior experience on working on. Which client should be assigned to her?

A. A client with a cast for a fractured femur and who has numbness and discoloration of the toes.
B. A client with balanced skeletal traction and needs assistance with morning care.
C. A client who had an above-the-knee amputation yesterday and has currently has a temperature of 101.4ºF.
D. A client who had a total hip replacement two days ago and needs blood glucose monitoring.