The nurse delegates the hygienic care of a male client to the nursing assistant. In reviewing the client assignment, the nurse instructs the assistant to make sure to use an electric razor to shave the client with:
1. Thrombocytopenia
2. Congestive heart failure
3. Osteoarthritis
4. Pneumonia
ANS: 1
Clients prone to bleeding, such as the client with thrombocytopenia, must use an electric razor. Clients with congestive heart failure may use a razor blade to shave. Clients with osteoarthritis do not have to use an electric razor to shave. Clients with pneumonia may use a razor blade to shave. If the client is wearing oxygen, an electric razor should not be used as it could create a spark. Oxygen is flammable
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