The Nurse Educator on an Orthopedic Trauma Unit Is Reviewing

The nurse educator on an orthopedic trauma unit is reviewing the safe and effective use of traction with some recent nursing graduates. What principle should the educator promote?

A) Knots in the rope should not be resting against pulleys.
B) Weights should rest against the bed rails.
C) The end of the limb in traction should be braced by the footboard of the bed.
D) Skeletal traction may be removed for brief periods to facilitate the patients independence.