A Client Has Very Dry Skin

question 37

Multiple Choice

A client has very dry skin.Which is the best intervention for the nurse to teach the client?

• A) "Be sure to use lots of moisturizer several times a day."
• B) "Avoid wearing stockings or other constricting clothing."
• C) "Use antimicrobial soap so scratching won't cause infection."
• D) "After you bathe, put lotion on before your skin is totally dry."

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Definitions:

F Distribution

A probability distribution that arises in the analysis of variance tests, used to calculate and interpret the ratio of variances to determine statistical significance.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect and that any observed differences are due to chance.

Population Variance

Population Variance is a measure of the dispersion of all the values in a population from the mean, highlighting how spread out the population data points are.

Standard Deviation

Indicates how dispersed the values in a data set are, relative to the mean of the set.