A high school student calls to ask the nurse for advice on how to care for a new navel piercing. How should the nurse respond?
1. "Avoid contact with another person's bodily fluids until the area is well healed."
2. "Do not move or turn the jewelry for the first three days."
3. "Apply lotion to the area, rubbing gently, to prevent skin from becoming dry and irritated."
4. "Apply warm soaks to the area for the first two days to minimize swelling."
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Rationale 1: Until the piercing has healed, it is a non-intact area of skin that has potential for infection, especially from contact with bodily fluids from someone else.
Rationale 2: The jewelry needs to be gently rotated several times per day to aid with healing.
Rationale 3: Lotion can provide a medium for bacteria, and rubbing at the site can cause irritation to the area.
Rationale 4: Ice, not warm soaks, should be applied to the area for the first two days to minimize the swelling.
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