The nurse notices that the infant is wearing a plastic-coated diaper. If a topical medication were to be prescribed and it were to go on the stomach or buttocks, the nurse would teach the caregivers to:

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The correct action is to avoid covering the area where the topical medication is applied with the diaper. This is to ensure that the medication has the opportunity to be absorbed properly without being rubbed off or its effectiveness reduced by the barrier created by the diaper. Covering the medication with a plastic-coated diaper could also create a moist environment that might reduce the effectiveness of the medication or increase the risk of skin irritation.

The Nurse Notices That the Infant Is Wearing a Plastic-Coated