While giving the patient a bed bath,the nurse notices a reddened area on the patient's coccyx.The nurse should:

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Apply body lotion to skin as needed and topical moisturizing agents to dry,flaky,reddened,or scaling areas.
Decreased bath water temperature causes chilling.Do not massage any reddened area on patient's skin.Reddened areas,especially over bony prominences,indicate localized injury to skin and/or underlying tissue and cannot be ignored.

While Giving the Patient a Bed Bath,the Nurse Notices a Reddened