The nurse delegates the hygienic care of a male patient to the unregulated care provider
In reviewing the patient assignment, the nurse instructs the unregulated care provider to make sure to use an electric razor to shave the patient with which of the following conditions? a. Thrombocytopenia
b. Congestive heart failure
c. Osteoarthritis
d. Pneumonia
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A Patients prone to bleeding, such as the patient with thrombocytopenia, must use an electric razor.
B Patients with congestive heart failure may use a razor blade to shave.
C Patients with osteoarthritis do not need to use an electric razor to shave.
D Patients with pneumonia may use a razor blade to shave. If the patient is having oxygen administered, an electric razor should not be used, as it could create a spark (oxygen is flammable).
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