A nurse is caring for a patient who has had a 1. plaster arm cast applied. Immediately postapplication, the nurse should provide what teaching to the patient? A patient broke his arm in a sports ac cident and required the application of a cast. Shortly following application, the patient complained 2. of an inability to straighten his fingers and was subsequently diagnosed with Volkmann contracture. What pathophysiologic process caused this complication? A patient is admitted to the unit in tract...