What can be done for her? a) Regarding the heel? b) Regarding the Turnip area?

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Anna who is 78 years old. She has vi. hemiparesis, but is taken out of bed twice a day and then sits in a chair. When you arrive on duty you discover that she has developed redness on her left heel which may be an incipient pressure ulcer as she is constantly rubbing her healthy foot against the sheet. She also has an arifu (skin break) on the sacrum (tailbone). She is incontinent of urine and stools (does not control urination or defecation). What can be done for her? a) Regarding the heel? b) Regarding the Turnip area?
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