What can be done to assist residents in maintaining skin integrity?
The types of things you can do to help residents maintain skin integrity include:
- conducting systematic and routine skin assessments
- avoiding hot water
- using mild non-irritant skin cleansers and body products
- ensuring limited or no exposure to excessive dryness or moisture (such as perspiration, urine or faeces)
- avoiding excessive rubbing or massaging near or over bony parts of the body
- assisting with balanced nutrition
- assisting with hydration.
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