A client who is hospitalized after a left hip fracture is scheduled for surgery late this afternoon.After receiving report,the nurse evaluates the Buck traction applied by a new physical therapist.Which finding indicates that the traction is correctly applied?
A) Foam boot covers the right lower leg from the knee down.
B) 20-pound weights are connected to the bottom of a foam boot.
C) Weights are supported by a stool at the end of the bed.
D) The left knee and hip are in alignment above the foam boot.

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A) The correct placement of Buck traction permits the left knee and hip to align. Buck traction is skin traction which does not tolerate heavy weights. Usually 5-pound weights are used. Twenty-pound weights are used on skin traction. Weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. A foam boot covers the affected leg, the left leg, not the right.
B) The correct placement of Buck traction permits the left knee and hip to align. Buck traction is skin traction which does not tolerate heavy weights. Usually 5-pound weights are used. Twenty-pound weights are used on skin traction. Weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. A foam boot covers the affected leg, the left leg, not the right.
C) The correct placement of Buck traction permits the left knee and hip to align. Buck traction is skin traction which does not tolerate heavy weights. Usually 5-pound weights are used. Twenty-pound weights are used on skin traction. Weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. A foam boot covers the affected leg, the left leg, not the right.
D) The correct placement of Buck traction permits the left knee and hip to align. Buck traction is skin traction which does not tolerate heavy weights. Usually 5-pound weights are used. Twenty-pound weights are used on skin traction. Weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. A foam boot covers the affected leg, the left leg, not the right.

A Client Who Is Hospitalized After a Left Hip Fracture