A Patient Has Multiple Open Wounds That Require Treatment

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient has multiple open wounds that require treatment.What should the nurse do when performing dressing changes?

• A) Remove all of the soiled dressings before beginning wound treatment.
• B) Cleanse wounds from most contaminated to least contaminated.
• C) Treat wounds on the patient's side first,then the front and back of the patient.
• D) Irrigate wounds from least contaminated to most contaminated.