Practice Question
A nurse is providing teaching about nonpharmacological pain management to a client who has osteoarthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
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Correct Answer:
Take a hot shower every day.
Rationale:
🔷Heat therapy increases blood flow to stiff joints, reduces muscle tension, and promotes comfort in clients with osteoarthritis.
🔷Warm showers, baths, or heating pads help improve joint flexibility and mobility, especially in the morning when stiffness is worse.
🔷Unlike ice, which is used for acute injury or inflammation, heat is preferred for chronic degenerative conditions.
🔷Daily application is safe and enhances quality of life and independence in older adults.
🔷Nurses emphasize using moist heat sources to avoid skin dryness and burns.
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