The nurse is caring for a client who has a vertebral fracture.Which intervention does the nurse implement to prevent deterioration of the client's neurologic status?

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The nurse keeps the client in optimal body alignment at all times,avoiding flexion and extension at the site of vertebral injury,to prevent further cord injury or irritability from bone fragments.A brace,traction,or external fixation may be used for this purpose.The other interventions would not prevent deterioration of the client's neurologic status.Assessments would assist with the recognition of neurologic changes but would not prevent them.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has a Vertebral