A nurse is caring for a diabetic client whose right leg has been amputated due to complications ...

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The nurse should wrap the amputated leg using the recurrent turn technique. A recurrent turn is made by passing the roll back and forth over the tip of a body part. Once several recurrent turns are made, the bandage is anchored by completing the application with another basic turn such as the figure-of-eight. A recurrent turn is especially beneficial when wrapping the head or the stump of an amputated limb. A figure-of-eight turn is best when bandaging a joint such as the elbow or knee. A spica turn is a variation of the figure-of-eight pattern; the wrap includes a portion of the trunk or chest. Spiral turns are used when wrapping cylindrical parts of the body such as the arms and legs.