The client, a woman with extremely dry skin on her legs, asks what she could do in addition to using lotions after bathing to make her skin less dry. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Wear long-legged pajamas to sleep in rather than a nightgown."
B. "Avoid wearing panty hose or nylon stockings for more than 2 hours at a time."
C. "Leave the fat-containing soap on your skin when bathing rather than rinsing it off."
D. "Bathe in water that is as warm as you can stand to stimulate release of body oils from your sebaceous glands."
B
Prolonged contact with nylon stockings or panty hose causes or exacerbates dry skin on the legs.
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