While giving the patient a bed bath,the nurse notices a reddened area on the patient's coccyx.The nurse should:
A)decrease the temperature of the bath water.
B)massage the reddened area to decrease the redness.
C)apply topical moisturizing agents to the area.
D)ignore the redness because it will return to normal soon.

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Apply body lotion to the skin as needed and topical moisturizing agents to dry,flaky,reddened,or scaling areas.Decreased bath water temperature causes chilling.Do not massage any reddened area on the patient's skin.Reddened areas,especially over bony prominences,indicate localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue and cannot be ignored.

While Giving the Patient a Bed Bath,the Nurse Notices a Reddened