A child has been hospitalized with an acute-grade IV slipped femoral capital epiphysis (SFCE)and is on bedrest awaiting surgical correction.A new nurse places the following interventions on the child's care plan.Which intervention leads the experienced nurse to intervene?

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In acute SFCE,range-of-motion exercises are not done to the affected extremity because they may cause further damage.The other interventions are appropriate for a child with this diagnosis.

A Child Has Been Hospitalized with an Acute-Grade IV Slipped