A 78-year-old client with moderate cognitive impairment is receiving intravenous therapy for a respiratory infection. The client is agitated, repeatedly picks at the venous access site, and exhibits new-onset urinary incontinence. Which basic care and comfort interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.
- Cover the intravenous insertion site loosely with a continuous stockinette bandage.Cevap
- Cleanse the perineal region with a pH-balanced, no-rinse cleanser after each incontinent episode.Cevap
- Provide the client with a textured sensory blanket to fold and manipulate with their hands.Cevap
- DDocument the new-onset urinary incontinence as a normal age-related change in the elimination pattern.
- EDirect the unlicensed assistive personnel to determine the client's pressure injury risk score during hygiene care.
- FPosition the client in a continuous 90-degree high-Fowler's alignment during nighttime sleep to optimize oxygenation.
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The appropriate basic care and comfort interventions include covering the intravenous site with a stockinette, providing prompt perineal cleansing with a pH-balanced cleanser, and offering a sensory blanket for diversional activity.
The correct basic care interventions prioritize client comfort, safety, and skin integrity without resorting to restrictive measures. Concealing the IV site with a stockinette and providing a textured sensory blanket are highly effective non-pharmacologic comfort strategies and restraint alternatives for agitated or cognitively impaired clients. Promptly cleansing the perineum with a pH-balanced, no-rinse cleanser is a fundamental hygiene practice that prevents moisture-associated skin breakdown following incontinent episodes.
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Implementing non-pharmacologic comfort measures, maintaining skin integrity, and prioritizing safe basic care for cognitively impaired clients.