A client who is hospitalized after a left hip fracture is scheduled for surgery late this afternoon. After receiving report, the nurse evaluates the Buck traction applied by a new physical therapist. Which finding would indicate that the traction is correctly applied?
A)A foam boot covers the right lower leg from the knee down.
B)Twenty-pound weights are connected to the bottom of a foam boot.
C)Weights are supported by a stool at the end of the bed.
D)The left knee and hip are in alignment above a foam boot.

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A)The correct placement of Buck traction permits the client's left knee and hip to align. Because Buck traction is a type of skin traction, it does not involve heavy weights; usually, 5-pound weights are used. The weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. Also, a foam boot covers the affected leg-in this case, the left leg, not the right.
B)The correct placement of Buck traction permits the client's left knee and hip to align. Because Buck traction is a type of skin traction, it does not involve heavy weights; usually, 5-pound weights are used. The weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. Also, a foam boot covers the affected leg-in this case, the left leg, not the right.
C)The correct placement of Buck traction permits the client's left knee and hip to align. Because Buck traction is a type of skin traction, it does not involve heavy weights; usually, 5-pound weights are used. The weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. Also, a foam boot covers the affected leg-in this case, the left leg, not the right.
D)The correct placement of Buck traction permits the client's left knee and hip to align. Because Buck traction is a type of skin traction, it does not involve heavy weights; usually, 5-pound weights are used. The weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. Also, a foam boot covers the affected leg-in this case, the left leg, not the right.

A Client Who Is Hospitalized After a Left Hip Fracture