The nurse is applying a medicated plastic wrap dressing to a patient's leg.What intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent development of complications?

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Plastic wrap dressings should be used for no more than 12 hours a day.Wet dressings and ointments should be applied only to affected areas,not to healthy intact skin,because this can cause maceration of good skin.A.B.D.These are inappropriate interventions to prevent a complication from the use of a dressing with a plastic wrap.

The Nurse Is Applying a Medicated Plastic Wrap Dressing to a Patient's