A basic rule for the nurse when caring for clients who are experiencing impaired skin integrity related to an infectious disorder of the skin would be to:
a. avoid the use of soaps due to their drying effect
b. cleanse the skin with comfortably hot water to facilitate removal of crusts and ointment residues
c. massage the skin in an outward circle to facilitate healing
d. wear gloves
D
Nurses should wear gloves when caring for the client with skin lesions.
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A patient who has stable angina pectoris is given nitroglycerin to use as needed. In addition to pharmacotherapy, the nurse will give the patient which instruction?
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A primigravida at 39 weeks of gestation is observed for 2 hours in the intrapartum unit. The fetal heart rate has been normal. Contractions are 5 to 9 minutes apart, 20 to 30 seconds in duration, and of mild intensity
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As the nurse assists a newly discharged client and her infant to the waiting car, the nurse notes that the infant seat is in the front seat of the car facing the front and secured by the seat belt
The nurse should explain to the parents that the car seat should be placed: a. in an upright position. b. at a 30-degree angle. c. not secured by the seat belt. d. in the back seat facing the rear of the car.