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Use warm H20 ...not hot...for bathing
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Bile salts deposit on the skin and hot water increases pruritus. Scratching damages the skin and impairs skin integrity.
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Keep skin moist
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Dry skin contributes to pruritus and scratching impairs integrity
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Provide small meals with between meal snacks
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Malnutrition increases the risk for tissue breakdown.
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Turn Q2 hr
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Frequent position changes relieve pressure and promote circulation and tissue oxygenation.
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Administer anti-histamine
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Decreases itching.
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