[Verified Answer]: A nurse preceptor and nursing student are…

A nurse preceptor and nursing student are comparing and contrasting skeletal and skin traction. Which of the following statements by the nursing student indicates understanding? “Skeletal traction has a decreased risk for infection compared to skin traction.” “Patients with skin traction have more mobility during treatment than those with skeletal traction.” “Skeletal traction is more appropriate than skin traction for reducing a fracture.” “Patients in skin traction have more discomfort than those with skeletal traction.”