The home care nurse is visiting an older adult client who has diabetes and "skinned his shin" yesterday.An intact scab is seen over the abrasion,and the skin around it is red,warm,and hard.Which is the nurse's best action?

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The clinical manifestations indicate cellulitis,a bacterial tissue infection that can spread rapidly and deeply,especially in a client who has diabetes.Cold compresses would not be effective in allowing the lesion to heal.

The Home Care Nurse Is Visiting an Older Adult Client