What nursing actions should be taken when caring for a child in skeletal traction?

What nursing actions should be taken when caring for a child in skeletal traction?

  1. What can the nurse do to reduce the child’s fear of hospitalization?
  2. According to Erikson, what psychosocial developmental stage is this child in?
  3. What diversional activities can the nurse provide while the child is in skeletal traction to promote growth and development?
  4. Following surgery, what assessment findings would cause the nurse to notify the health care provider (HCP)?
  5. What is compartment syndrome? What are the findings of compartment syndrome?
  6. What nursing actions should be taken when caring for a child in skeletal traction?
  7. What is a primary nursing diagnosis related to the above case study?
  8. After two weeks of skeletal traction, the child is placed in a long leg cast and is discharged. What discharge teaching should the nurse provide to the child and his parents regarding cast care?