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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 26
Priority Decision: Key interventions for treating soft tissue injury and resulting inflammation are remembered using the acronym RICE.What are the most important actions for the emergency department nurse to do for the patient with an ankle injury?
A) Reduce swelling, shine light on wound, control mobility, and elicit the history of the injury
B) Rub the wound clean, immobilize the area, cover the area protectively, and exercise that leg
C) Rest with immobility, apply a cold compress, apply a compress bandage, and elevate the ankle
D) Rinse the wounded ankle, image the ankle, carry the patient, and extend the ankle with imaging
A) Reduce swelling, shine light on wound, control mobility, and elicit the history of the injury
B) Rub the wound clean, immobilize the area, cover the area protectively, and exercise that leg
C) Rest with immobility, apply a cold compress, apply a compress bandage, and elevate the ankle
D) Rinse the wounded ankle, image the ankle, carry the patient, and extend the ankle with imaging
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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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