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The Patient Receives a Plaster Cast for an Ulnar Fracture

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The patient receives a plaster cast for an ulnar fracture.What would the nurse expect to see on the first day after cast application?


A) The fingers are slightly edematous.
B) The fingers are cool, pale, and dry.
C) The fingertips blanch slowly.
D) Skin is bulging over the cast edge.

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