A nurse assesses a client with a fracture who is being treated with skeletal traction.Which assessment should alert the nurse to urgently contact the health provider?

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The immediate action of the nurse should be to reapply the weights to give traction to the fracture.The health care provider must be notified that the weights were lying on the floor,and the client should be realigned in bed.The client's blood pressure is slightly elevated; this could be related to pain and muscle spasms resulting from lack of pressure to reduce the fracture.Oozing of clear fluid is normal,as is the capillary refill time.

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