The nurse is monitoring an ice bag being used on a client's ankle. What color of the client's skin indicates immediate removal of the ice bag?
A) Mottled
B) Ashen
C) Jaundice
D) Greenish
A
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If the skin becomes mottled or numb, not ashen, jaundice or greenish, remove the ice pack immediately. This indicates that the pack was too cold.
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