The nurse is admitting an elderly Mexican woman who has cellulitis of her lower leg. She has been applying a homemade poultice to her leg for a week and refuses to remove it during the admission assessment. The nurse should first:
A.
Remove the poultice in order to assess the lower leg.
B.
Inform the physician that the client won't remove the poultice.
C.
Ask the client about the wound and how the poultice has worked for her.
D.
Instruct the client that her leg won't heal until she follows the doctor's orders.
ANS: C
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