The nursing assistive personnel reports to the nurse that the client r

The nursing assistive personnel reports to the nurse that the client refuses to wear deodorant after the bath. The nurse’s best answer to the nursing assistive personnel is:

1. “I noticed that the client really had bad body odor when I assessed her.”
2. “The client is Eastern European; some social groups don’t wear deodorant.”
3. “Perhaps the client doesn’t like our brand of deodorant.”
4. “I’ll try to talk with the client to get her to put on the deodorant.”

ANSWER

ANS: 2
Some social groups do not wear deodorant or cosmetics. The nurse should not be judgmental re-garding hygiene practices of different cultures. Answer 3 could be the issue, but the client did not ask the nursing assistive personnel if there were other types of deodorants that they could choose from. There is no need for the client to be coerced to put on deodorant, but is a personal choice that should be respected.