An elderly patient requests hotter water during the bath. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Inform the patient that hotter water will dry out the skin. Excessively hot water will dry out the patient’s aging skin. This can increase the risk for skin breakdown and infection and should be avoided. Stopping the bath to obtain hotter water increases the patient’s heat loss. Although aging may decrease the skin’s perception of warmth, this is not the best answer to give the patient. Hotter water should not be used for this or the next bath as it can be damaging to the skin.

An elderly patient requests hotter water during the bath. Which a...

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