A patient has an abrasion, and the nurse is preparing to cleanse the area with iodine. Which preparation will the nurse use?
a. Free elemental iodine
b. Iodine solution
c. Iodine tincture
d. Povidone iodine
ANS: B
Iodine solution should be used for the treatment of wounds and abrasions, because it does not contain alcohol, which can irritate and damage the tissue. Free elemental iodine is released from iodine preparations after administration. Iodine tincture contains alcohol. Povidone iodine is used prophylactically to prevent postoperative infection.
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