Multiple Choice
A distressed family member asks about the purpose of the Gardner-Wells tongs.The most helpful explanation by the nurse would be that the Gardner-Wells tongs:
A) Compress the cervical vertebrae.
B) Immobilize the head.
C) Allow the patient to be moved out of bed.
D) Align the cervical vertebrae.
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