The patient appears to be fatiguing before daily bathing and grooming is finished. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Allow the patient to rest and resume hygiene at a later time. The fatiguing patient should be allowed to rest and finish the hygiene later. Independence should be promoted whenever possible. Pushing the patient to finish bathing may be detrimental; energy should be preserved. Finishing the patient’s bath and requesting a colleague to help finish the bath both do not promote independence in the patient.

The patient appears to be fatiguing before daily bathing and groo...

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