When planning care for an 80-year-old African American woman, the nurse would include interventions to:
a. bathe twice a week.
b. use liberal amount of soap and water.
c. use friction while drying patient to stimu-late the skin.
d. apply emollient to limbs and back.
B
People with dark complexions need to be bathed frequently due to the oiliness of their skin. Lib-eral amounts of water and soap are beneficial. Friction and application of emollient are not con-ducive to skin health.
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