While evaluating the hygienic care practices of a female patient, the nurse recognizes that additional instruction is necessary if the patient:
a. washes the perineal area from back to front.
b. washes the labia majora before the labia minora.
c. avoids tension on the indwelling catheter.
d. uses separate sections of the washcloth for each cleansing stroke.
A
The patient should wash downward from the pubic area toward the rectum in one smooth stroke. She should use a separate section of the cloth for each stroke.
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