The implementation that would make a patient with atopic dermatitis more comfortable is to:
1. instruct the patient to wear loose clothing.
2. add alcohol to the bath water.
3. provide a diet low in fat.
4. increase the room temperature to 78º F to 80º F.
1
Loose clothing and a cool atmosphere allow the skin to stay cool and reduce sweating. Al-cohol is drying to the skin.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1133
OBJ: 7 TOP: Atopic Dermatitis
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
You might also like to view...
The nurse is planning an educational session for clients who are at an increased risk for health disparities. When using information from Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH), which topics will the nurse include in the session?
1. Weight loss information. 2. Safer sex practice. 3. Shelters for the homeless. 4. Sun safety.
A patient has been admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of peritonitis that has necessitated treatment with gentamicin. As a result, the care team should be cautious when concurrently administering other medications that may cause
A) neutropenia or autoimmune effects. B) ototoxicity or nephrotoxicity. C) increased intracranial pressure or changes in cognition. D) anemia or impaired erythropoiesis.
A physician has changed a child's asthma medication to salmeterol (Serevent). The mother asks the nurse what this drug will do. The nurse should explain that salmeterol (Serevent) is used to treat asthma because the drug:
1. Is an anti-inflammatory. 2. Decreases mucus production. 3. Controls allergic rhinitis. 4. Is a bronchodilator.
A strength of the trait approach
a. Self-confidence is the trait most important to leadership b. There is a clear list of leader traits c. Identifying traits is highly objective d. It is appealing to identify special traits in leaders