You are the nurse caring for an 85-year-old patient who has been hospitalized for a fractured radius
The patient's daughter has accompanied the patient to the hospital and asks you what her father can do for his very dry skin, which has become susceptible to cracking and shearing. What would be your best response?
A) "He should likely take showers rather than baths, if possible."
B) "Make sure that he applies sunscreen each morning."
C) "Dry skin is an age-related change that is largely inevitable."
D) "Try to help your father increase his intake of dairy products."
Ans: A
Feedback:
Showers are less drying than hot tub baths. Sun exposure should indeed be limited, but daily application of sunscreen is not necessary for many patients. Dry skin is an age-related change, but this does not mean that no appropriate interventions exist to address it. Dairy intake is unrelated.
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