A Patient Has a Wound That Has Tunneling

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient has a wound that has tunneling. What dressing technique should the nurse use?

• A) Loosely pack several large pieces of dry fluffy gauze into the tunnel.
• B) Pack the area with moist squares of gauze to fill the dead space.
• C) Use a continuous strip of gauze to pack the tunnel.
• D) Leave the space in the tunnel open for drainage.

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