An older adult woman complains of foot pain from a corn. After assessing her feet, which intervention should the nurse implement to alleviate her discomfort safely?
a. Cut out an oval corn pad to make a U shape.
b. Use a corn pad slightly larger than the corn.
c. Gently remove the corn with a sterile razor blade.
d. Tape her toe with the corn to the other toes.
A
A corn pad altered this way surrounds the corn without adding pressure over it. If an oval corn pad is used without being cut to a U shape, then it aggravates pressure over the corn and can re-duce circulation to the covered tissue. For the surgical removal of a corn, the patient should be referred to the podiatrist. Taping the toes replaces pressure from the shoe with pressure from the tape.
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