An Appropriate Technique for the Nurse to Use When Culturing

question 23

Multiple Choice

An appropriate technique for the nurse to use when culturing wound drainage that is suspected to contain anaerobic bacteria is to:

• A)use older secretions for the specimen.
• B)add exudate from the skin to the wound specimen.
• C)aspirate 5 to 10 mL of exudate from a deep cavity wound.
• D)swab carefully and slowly in a back-and-forth motion across the wound.

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