Author Question: A patient with diarrhea is incontinent of liquid stool. The nurse documents that he now has ... (Read 38 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient with diarrhea is incontinent of liquid stool. The nurse documents that he now has excoriated skin on his buttocks. Which finding by the nurse led to this documentation?

a. Skin was softened from prolonged exposure to moisture.
b. Superficial layers of skin were absent.
c. Epidermal layer of skin was rubbed away.
d. Lesion caused by tissue compression was present.

Question 2

Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for a patient who has an eye infection with moderate amount of discharge?

a. Using hydrogen peroxide to clean the eye
b. Wiping from the outer canthus to the inner canthus
c. Positioning the patient on the same side as the eye to be cleansed
d. Using a different wipe to cleanse each eye