A nurse assesses a client with paraplegia from a spinal cord injury and notes reddened areas over the client's hips and sacrum.Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

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Appropriate interventions to relieve pressure on these areas include frequent re-positioning and a low-air-loss mattress.Reddened areas should not be rubbed because this action could cause more extensive damage to the already fragile capillary system.Barrier cream will not protect the skin from pressure wounds.ROM exercises are used to prevent contractures.Sitting the client in a chair once a day will decrease the client's risk of respiratory complications but will not decrease pressure on the client's hips and sacrum.

A Nurse Assesses a Client with Paraplegia from a Spinal