A Client Must Do Dressing Changes at Home on a Clean

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client must do dressing changes at home on a clean, but open, surgical wound. The nurse determines that goals for discharge instructions have been met when the client says:

• A) "I will be sure to keep the skin surrounding the wound dry."
• B) "I will sit under a heat lamp for 30 minutes a day to help dry up the drainage."
• C) "If I run out of saline, I can irrigate the wound with half strength peroxide."
• D) "Pulling out the dried up dressings will help clean the wound out."

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