Nursing care for the client in Buck's traction includes what measures?
1. Maintaining client in semi-Fowler's position to promote deep breathing
2. Checking the distal circulation of the affected leg
3. Turning the client every 2 hours to the unaffected side
4. Allowing the client to sit in a chair at the bedside
Answer: 2
The priority of care is to check the status of circulation distal to the area of injury. The client is generally kept in the supine position to promote straight pull on the traction; the client is not out of bed. Deep breathing is encouraged, but semi-Fowler's position does not facilitate the traction. (Lewis 8 ed, p. 1593 & 1599).