The graduate nurse (GN) is caring for a client with a fractured femur in balanced suspension skeletal traction. Which action by the GN will require the precepting nurse to intervene?

A Encourages the client to drink plenty of water and choose high-fiber foods from the diet menu C Monitors the incision and pin insertion sites for erythema, drainage, and malodor D Performs Doppler ultrasound pulse checks in the affected leg every hour for the first 24 hours after surgery B Lifts the traction weights while the unlicensed assistive personnel provide a bed bath and linen change