A male client comes to the physician’s office for treatment of severe sunburn.
The nurse takes this opportunity to discuss the importance of protecting the skin from the sun’s damaging rays.
Which instruction would best prevent skin damage?
a- “Minimize sun exposure from 1 to 4 p.m. when the sun is strongest.”
b- “Use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 6 or higher.”
c- “Apply sunscreen even on overcast days.”
d- “When at the beach, sit in the shade to prevent sunburn.”
Answer C.
Sunscreen should be applied even on overcast days, because the sun’s rays are as damaging then as on sunny days.
The sun is strongest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daylight saving time) — not from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun exposure should be minimized during these hours.
The nurse should recommend sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15. Sitting in the shade when at the beach doesn’t guarantee protection against sunburn because sand, concrete, and water can reflect more than half the sun’s rays onto the skin.
The nurse takes this opportunity to discuss the importance of protecting the skin from the sun’s damaging rays.
a- “Minimize sun exposure from 1 to 4 p.m. when the sun is strongest.”
b- “Use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 6 or higher.”
c- “Apply sunscreen even on overcast days.”
d- “When at the beach, sit in the shade to prevent sunburn.”
Answer C.
Sunscreen should be applied even on overcast days, because the sun’s rays are as damaging then as on sunny days.
The sun is strongest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daylight saving time) — not from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun exposure should be minimized during these hours.
The nurse should recommend sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15. Sitting in the shade when at the beach doesn’t guarantee protection against sunburn because sand, concrete, and water can reflect more than half the sun’s rays onto the skin.