Which therapy should the nurse choose that will improve a patient's circulation, relieve edema, and promote concentration of pus and drainage?
a. Warm soaks
b. Warm moist compresses
c. Sitz baths
d. Cold moist compresses
B
A warm moist compress improves circulation, relieves edema, and promotes concentration of pus and drainage. Warm soaks involve the immersion of a body part in a warmed solution that promotes circulation, lessens edema, increases muscle relaxation, and allows application of medicated solution. The patient who has had rectal surgery or an episiotomy during childbirth or who has painful hemorrhoids or vaginal inflammation will benefit from a sitz bath, a bath in which only the pelvic area is immersed in warm fluid. Cold moist compresses are used to relieve inflammation and swelling.
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