A patient’s orders include a wound dressing using an autolytic debriding agent. The nurse providing discharge instructions to the patient should include which of the following? a) Keep the dressing very wet at all times. b) Do not use a dressing 6 hr/day. c) Cleanse the wound with Dakin’s solution. d) The wound may have a foul odor.
A patient’s orders include a wound dressing using an autolytic debriding agent. The nurse providing discharge instructions to the patient should include which of the following?
a) Keep the dressing very wet at all times.
b) Do not use a dressing 6 hr/day.
c) Cleanse the wound with Dakin’s solution.
d) The wound may have a foul odor.