The nurse is evaluating discharge teaching of an adolescent who had a long leg plaster cast applied in the emergency department. Which statement by the adolescent indicates an understanding of cast care?A. “I will not be able to take a shower until the cast is removed from my leg.”x B. “If my toes are tingling I will elevate my leg above my heart, on several pillows.”X C. “I should wrap a cloth around a stick before using it to scratch under my cast.”D. “I will put adhesive tape around the edges of the cast if they become sharp.”
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