You Are the Nurse Caring for an 85 -Year-Old Patient

You are the nurse caring for an 85 -year-old patient who has been hospitalized for a fractured radius. The patients daughter has accompanied the patient to the hospital and asks you what her father can do for his very dry skin, which has become susceptible to cracking and shearing. What would be your best response?

A) He should likely take showers rather than baths, if possible.
B) Make sure that he applies sunscreen each morning.
C) Dry skin is an age-related change that is largely inevitable.
D) Try to help your father increase his intake of dairy products.