(Optional) Provide skin care.

Provision includes monitoring skin breakdown and should also include

• measures for maintaining skin integrity
• explanation of measures to prevent skin breakdown
• identification of stages of skin breakdown
• explanation of treatment of skin breakdown.

For students taking the nurse aide credential at the end of the course, follow the Virginia Board of Nursing regulations: Commonwealth of Virginia Regulations Governing Certified Nurse Aides, Virginia Board of Nursing (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/PractitionerResources/LawsRegulations Links to an external site.).

Process/Skill Questions:

• What methods would you use to inspect a patient’s/client’s skin?
• What mechanical aids are used to prevent skin breakdown? How are they used?
• What conditions require reporting a developing skin breakdown?