[SOLVED] Musculoskeletal Care Modalities

What is the most important nursing assessment when caring for a patient who is in a cast, splint, or brace?Name 3 teaching points you would include in your education on cast care for your patient. See Chart 40-2.What is compartment syndrome? How is it treated? What are the “5 Ps” we want to monitor patients in casts for in order to prevent compartment syndrome? When are external fixators utilized for patients? Having an external fixator device puts the patient at a higher risk of what? What are the patient goals of using traction for a fracture?. Why is proper alignment and freely hanging weights so important to maintain continuous skeletal traction?. Identify the proper positioning and movement restrictions needed for the operative extremity following a knee or hip arthroplasty. See Chart 40-7.Name 5 potential complications that can result following a knee or hip arthroplasty.