In educating a parent regarding the use of an emollient, the nurse describes the purpose of an emollient as which of the following?
a. A medication to protect and soothe irritations
b. A medication to relieve itching
c. An agent to loosen epithelial scales
d. A local anti-infective to treat and prevent infections
a. A medication to protect and soothe irritations
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a. An emollient protects and soothes irritations.
b. An emollient is not an antipruritic. .
c. Keratolytics are agents to loosen epithelial scales. .
d. Anti-infective agents are local anti-infectives to treat and prevent infections. .
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