Answer :
The LPN/LVN knows true about traction is (c) the client's body must be maintained in proper alignment.
In Buck traction, ensuring that the client's body is in proper alignment is crucial to achieve the desired therapeutic effect. Proper alignment helps in reducing muscle spasms, immobilizing fractures, and maintaining the correct position for healing.
Weights should hang freely and not be supported on a chair, securing ropes with a clove hitch knot is not standard practice, and clients can have some limited mobility depending on their specific condition and type of traction used.
