While changing a patient's dressing the nurse notes thick yellow-green drainage on the gauze. How should the nurse document this wounds drainage:
a) Purulent
b) Serous
Ans: a) Purulent
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a. acuity. b. surge capacity. c. mass casualty. d. natural disaster.
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a. Apply the medication at night before you go to bed. b. To keep it in contact with the skin longer, wrap the area with a gauze dressing after applying the cream. c. Apply the cream immediately after a bath or shower. d. To protect your skin from the drying ef-fects of hot water, apply the cream just before you take a bath or shower.