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A Woman Was in the Emergency Department with a Bruised

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A woman was in the emergency department with a bruised and broken leg.She explained that she had accidentally opened the car door on a trip and the door had blown back on her leg.Her husband was very attentive,constantly asking the nurse to make his wife more comfortable.Which actions should be taken by the nurse?


A) Ask the husband to step out of the room while you get a urine specimen,and,after he leaves,ask the woman,"Have you ever been deliberately hurt by someone?"
B) Call x-ray immediately,and prepare for the leg to have a cast applied
C) Put ice bags on the area until the leg can be repaired
D) Try to get an additional pain medication order from the physician.

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