A patient with a plaster cast tells the nurse, "This thing itches like crazy, and it is making me nuts." The best response by the nurse is:
1. "The cast itches because air is trapped between the cast and your skin."
2. "Try to ignore that. The cast will be off in a few weeks."
3. "Sometimes using a hair dryer on the cool setting to blow air down the cast can relieve itching."
4. "Itching is a sign of infection. Let me take your temperature."
ANS: 3
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