Cathy discusses immobilization devices, specifically casts and traction. She explains key nursing care and patient teaching when caring for a patient with a cast. Cathy discusses the three main types of traction, including: skin traction, skeletal traction, and halo traction. She then covers nursing care of traction, including care of weights, muscle spams, and pin site care. At the end of the video, Cathy provides a quiz to test your understanding of some of the key facts she covered in the video.
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00:40 Casts: Nursing Care & Patient Teaching
2:06 Types of Traction
3:27 Immobilization Devices: Nursing Care
4:44 Quiz Time!
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