Question

A primary health care provider prescribes a medicated cream for a client to be administered topically to an area of excoriated skin. place the following steps in the order in which they should be implemented.

a. don clean gloves
b. evaluate the results of the cream on the skin
c. warm the tube of medication before application
d. cleanse the skin gently with soap and water and pat dry
e. don sterile gloves and apply a thin layer of cream to the desired area

Answer 1

The steps should be implemented in the following order: 1. Don clean gloves 2. Cleanse the skin gently with soap and water and pat dry 3. Warm the tube of medication before application 4. Don sterile gloves and apply a thin layer of cream to the desired area 5. Evaluate the results of the cream on the skin

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Don clean gloves
2. Cleanse the skin gently with soap and water and pat dry
3. Warm the tube of medication before application
4. Don sterile gloves and apply a thin layer of cream to the desired area
5. Evaluate the results of the cream on the skin