QOD: Spica Cast | NCLEX Practice Question

NURSING.com Podcast — NCLEX Prep for Nursing Students · Oct 29, 2026 · 2m

Today's NCLEX Question of the Day:

The nursing category is musculoskeletal. The NCLEX category is basic care and comfort. A nurse is working with a family whose child was born with developmental dislocation of the hip. The physician has applied a spica cast to the child. Which statement from the nurse best describes this type of cast to the child's family? A, your child will need to wear this cast for the first year of his life. B, you will have to take the cast off when your child needs to urinate or have a bowel movement. C, this cast will make it so your child will be able to walk some…