Martha Boyer,an 82-Year-Old Woman with a Displaced Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Upper

Martha Boyer,an 82-year-old woman with a displaced intertrochanteric fracture of the upper femur,is scheduled for an open reduction and internal fixation of her right hip.Martha had been scheduled for a total hip replacement for degenerative joint disease before this injury.The perioperative nurse assists with positioning Martha's affected hip and positions the other leg and her arms with equally as much care,using gentle handling,padding,and natural range of motion.In addition to Martha's osteoarthritis,what is the nurse's concern with positioning Martha's other limbs?

A) Martha may have fractured other parts of her body.
B) Martha also has osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
C) Martha's upper femur fracture may cause a pulmonary embolus.
D) Martha may fall off of the fracture bed.

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