The nurse is observing a UAP performing a bed bath for a client. Which action by the UAP requires the nurse to intervene?
A. Washing the client's arms from wrists to shoulders.
B. Washing the client's eyes and face first before the rest of the body.
C. Washing, rinsing, and drying the client's leg from thigh to ankle.
D. Washing the client's back and then the perineum.
Answer: C
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