A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus is seeing the nurse to review foot care. What would be a priority instruction for the nurse to give the patient?
A) Examine feet once per week for redness, blisters, and abrasions.
B) Apply lotion to dry feet, especially between the toes.
C) Avoid hot-water bottles and heating pads.
D) Dry feet vigorously after each bath.
Ans: C
Feedback: High-risk behaviors, such as walking barefoot, using heating pads on the feet, wearing open-toed shoes, soaking the feet, and shaving calluses, should be avoided.
Socks should be worn for warmth. Feet should be examined each day for cuts, blisters, swelling, redness, tenderness, and abrasions. Lotion should be applied to dry feet but never between the toes. After a bath, the patient should gently, not vigorously, pat feet dry to avoid injury.
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