What measures would the home health nurse, designing nursing interventions for a patient receiving external radiation treatments for a malignancy, recommend to protect the patient's skin?
a. Applying warm compresses to damaged skin
b. Encouraging patient to apply fragrant lotion to skin
c. Patting the skin dry after the bath
d. Exposing skin to sun for 10 minutes a day
ANS: C
Patting the skin dry rather than rubbing is less damaging to the skin. Lotions, sun exposure, and applications of heat or cold are not beneficial.
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Which is the highest form of measurement?
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