The nurse cares for a patient in skeletal traction for treat…

The nurse cares for a patient in skeletal traction for treatment of a left lower extremity fracture. The patient reports increasing left leg pain. The patient denies numbness and tingling of the left foot and leg. The nurse observes the left toes are pink and pedal pulses are present. Which action will the nurse take next?

A differential level setup was performed to determine the el…

A differential level setup was performed to determine the elevation of BM B. The starting benchmark, BM A has an elevation of [elevA].03 ft. The backsight reading on BM A was observed as [BS]0 ft and the foresight on BM B was observed as [FS]5 ft. What is the elevation of BM B?