A client with rosacea asks how to limit exacerbation of symptoms. What should the nurse recommend for this client?
1. Eliminating alcohol and spicy foods from the diet
2. Use of burdock root as a skin detoxifier
3. Using drugs to inhibit bacterial growth
4. Keeping the skin moist
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Rosacea is exacerbated by sunlight, stress, increased temperature, and agents that dilate facial blood vessels, including alcohol, spicy foods, and warm beverages.
Rationale 2: Burdock root as a skin detoxifier is used to treat acne.
Rationale 3: Drugs to inhibit bacterial growth are used to treat acne.
Rationale 4: Keeping the skin moist could worsen rosacea.
Global Rationale: Rosacea is exacerbated by sunlight, stress, increased temperature, and agents that dilate facial blood vessels, including alcohol, spicy foods, and warm beverages. Burdock root as a skin detoxifier is used to treat acne. Drugs to inhibit bacterial growth is used to treat acne. Keeping the skin moist could worsen rosacea.
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