Postoperative day 2, a patient requires wound care for a surgical wound using second-intention healing. What type of dressing change should the nurse anticipate doing? a) Cleaning the wound with sterile saline and applying cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive b) Packing the wound bed with sterile saline–soaked dressing and covering with dry dressing c) Cleaning the wound with soap and water, then leaving open to air d) Covering the well approximated wound edges with a dry dressing
Postoperative day 2, a patient requires wound care for a surgical wound using second-intention healing. What type of dressing change should the nurse anticipate doing?
a) Cleaning the wound with sterile saline and applying cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive
b) Packing the wound bed with sterile saline–soaked dressing and covering with dry dressing
c) Cleaning the wound with soap and water, then leaving open to air
d) Covering the well approximated wound edges with a dry dressing