The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who needs daily dressing changes. The patient is 3 days post-op and should be going home the next day
Up until now, the patient has refused to learn how to change her dressing. What would indicate to the nurse the patient's readiness to learn how to change her dressing? (Mark all that apply.)
A) The patient wants you to teach a family member to do dressing changes.
B) The patient expresses interest in the dressing change.
C) The patient looks at the incision.
D) The patient expresses dislike of the surgical wound.
E) The patient assists in opening the packages of dressing material for the nurse.
Ans: B, C, E
Feedback: While changing the dressing, the nurse has an opportunity to teach the patient how to care for the incision and change the dressings at home. The nurse observes for indicators of the patient's readiness to learn, such as looking at the incision, expressing interest, or assisting in the dressing change. Options A and D do not indicate willingness to learn how to change the dressing.
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