The nurse is assessing a 10-year-old girl recently fitted with a cast on her wrist. Which assessment finding would alert the nurse to a possible infection?

The nurse is assessing a 10-year-old girl recently fitted with a cast on her wrist. Which assessment finding would alert the nurse to a possible infection?


a) Diminished pulse
b) Delayed capillary refill
c) Pallor of the fingers
d) Drainage on the cast


Answer: d)Drainage on the cast


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