The nurse is caring for a geriatric client with thin, chapped, itchy skin. Which nursing intervention should the nurse alter in the plan of care?
A) Use of a gait belt for ambulation
B) Maintenance of foam pad on wheelchair
C) Daily bathing with warm-hot water
D) Applying lanolin ointment
D
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Lanolin ointment is good to apply to dry skin because it helps moisturize. Bathing a geriatric client is unnecessary, and hot water will dry the skin further. Due to a decrease in epidermal replacement rates, excessive drying of an older person's skin can lead to pruritus, dryness, and infection. The nurse would not alter the plan of using a gait belt for ambulation or using a foam pad on the wheelchair.
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