The nurse is teaching a patient about pin site care. Which of the following should the nurse include in patient teaching for self-care at home?
a. Use a new sterile applicator for each pin.
b. Wrap the pins with sterile gauze saturated in an antibiotic.
c. Use a new clean swab for each pin site.
d. Use cotton swabs with hydrogen peroxide to clean the pins.
A
The nurse teaches the patient to cleanse each pin with an individual sterile applicator using the prescribed antiseptic. If gauze is placed around the pin, it must remain dry. Only sterile objects such as applicators may touch the pin sites. Hydrogen peroxide is no longer used because of po-tential damage to healthy skin around the pin.
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