The nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregivers of a child who has been placed in an external fixation device for the treatment of an orthopaedic condition. Which of the following statements made by the caregivers indicate an understanding of the external fixation device?
a) "It will be hard, but we know our child will be in this device for a long time."
b) "We will have to get some of the elastic bandages to place around the pins and pin sites."
c) "If we see any drainage around the pins when we are cleaning them, we won't be concerned."
d) "He is very sensitive about the way the device looks, I am glad that his clothes will fully cover it so his friends won't tease him."
Answer: a)"It will be hard, but we know our child will be in this device for a long time."
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