The Nursing Assistant Is Caring for a Client with Generalized

Multiple Choice

The nursing assistant is caring for a client with generalized weakness, chronic heart failure, and frequent incontinence. What action should the nursing assistant take to decrease the development of a pressure ulcer?

A) Use the pressure-relieving seat cushion when the client sits in a chair for 1 hour.
B) Encourage the client to turn frequently when in bed to decrease the risk of skin breakdown.
C) Apply a bed protector under the bedpan and leave the client on the bedpan for 25 minutes every 2 hours.
D) Choose a skin barrier to apply to the coccyx to keep the client dry when the client is incontinent.