A home care patient uses an electric heating pad. What can you do to promote the person's safe-ty?
a. Remove the electric heating pad from the person's home.
b. Make sure the heating pad is in good re-pair.
c. Cover the heating pad with a plastic cover.
d. Tell the person to change the temperature setting whenever it feels too cool.
B
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