A nurse applies padded boots to maintain the foot in dorsiflexion on a client who is comatose. The nurse is protecting the client from:

Name: A nurse applies padded boots to maintain the foot in dorsiflexion on a client who is comatose. The nurse is protecting the client from:
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A footboard or boots should be applied to maintain dorsiflexion and tendon flexibility. Foot drop is a contracture in which the foot is fixed in plantar flexion.

A Nurse Applies Padded Boots to Maintain the Foot in Dorsiflexion