The nursing assistant is caring for a client with generalized weakness, chronic heart failure, and frequent incontinence. What action should the nursing assistant take to decrease the development of a pressure ulcer?

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The best action for the nursing assistant to take is to use a pressure-relieving seat cushion and leave the client in the chair no longer than 1 hour before repositioning the client. The client has generalized weakness, so the nursing assistant needs to reposition the client every 2 hours. Providing a toileting schedule can help decrease incontinence and help keep the client drier. Leaving the client on the bedpan for excessive amounts of time will increase pressure on the skin and risk the development of a pressure ulcer. The bedpan should be left until the client is done with it. It is beyond the nursing assistant's scope to choose a skin barrier, and it does not replace cleansing the skin when the client is incontinent.

The Nursing Assistant Is Caring for a Client with Generalized