A Newly Hired Experienced Nurse Is Preparing to Change a Patient's

question 7

Multiple Choice

A newly hired experienced nurse is preparing to change a patient's abdominal dressing and hasn't done it before at this hospital.Which action by the nurse is best?

• A) Ask another nurse to do it so the correct method can be viewed.
• B) Check the policy and procedure manual for the agency's method.
• C) Change the dressing using the method taught in nursing school.
• D) Ask the patient how the dressing change has been recently done.

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