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haleyc112

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on: Jul 23, 2018
When providing the patient with a complete bed bath using soap and water (not a bag bath), it is important to
 
  a. Use alkaline soaps to help prevent infection.
  b. Towel dry completely to prevent maceration.
  c. Use soap liberally when cleansing the eyes.
  d. Cleanse the eye from outer canthus to inner canthus.

Question 2

After the patient's bath, the nurse should
 
  a. Not offer a backrub because it is not therapeutic.
  b. Routinely give backrubs of 2 minutes or less.
  c. Assume that all patients need backrubs after their bath.
  d. Not offer a backrub for 48 hours after coronary artery bypass surgery.


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raili21

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Moisture and sediment that collect in skinfolds predispose skin to maceration. Towel dry to prevent maceration. Soap irritates the eyes. Use of separate sections of the mitt reduces infection transmission. Bathing the eye from inner to outer canthus prevents secretions from entering the nasolacrimal duct. Alkaline soap residue is irritating to skin and can decrease the normal protectiveness of acid pH.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Consult the medical record for any contraindications to a massage (e.g., fractured ribs, burns, heart surgery). A backrub of 3 minutes' duration actually enhances patient comfort and relaxation and thus is very therapeutic. It is important to ask whether a patient would like a backrub because some individuals dislike physical contact.


haleyc112

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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