The nurse is preparing a discharge plan for a 16-year-old who has fractured the femur and ulna. The client asks the nurse how quickly the fractures will heal. Which of the following responses is most...

The nurse is preparing a discharge plan for a 16-year-old who has fractured the femur and ulna. The client asks the nurse how quickly the fractures will heal. Which of the following responses is most appropriate for the nurse to make?

1. “The healing of your leg will be delayed because you have had skeletal traction.”

2. “It will take your arm about 12 weeks to heal completely, but it will take your leg about 24 weeks.”

3. “Because you are young and healthy, your bones should heal in less than 12 weeks.”

4. “You will require long-term rehabilitation and should expect it to take at least 8 months for your bones to heal.”