An elderly patients hip joint is immobilized prior to surgery to correct a femoral head fracture. What is the nurses priority assessment?

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Because impaired circulation can cause permanent damage, neurovascular assessment of the affected leg is always a priority assessment. Leg shortening and internal or external rotation are common findings with a fractured hip. Pain, especially on movement, is also common after a hip fracture

An Elderly Patients Hip Joint Is Immobilized Prior to Surgery