The nurse is irrigating a wound with tracts and crevices, and applies which piece of equipment to the syringe in order to irrigate these areas?
1. A 22 gauge needle
2. A small gauge Robinson catheter
3. An IV catheter with the needle removed
4. An IV catheter with the needle in place
Correct Answer: 3
The safest means of irrigating the wound without causing further tissue trauma would be with the use of an IV catheter, which can reach into tracts without causing further tissue damage. A needle would be painful and inappropriate. A Robinson catheter would not be small enough.
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