The nurse is preparing a client for discharge with an implanted port. Instructions for site care would include:
1. No dressings are necessary.
2. Apply a sterile dressing every 2 days.
3. Place a clean bandage daily.
4. Apply a nonadhering dressing weekly.
No dressings are necessary.
Rationale: No dressings are necessary because the port is completely under the skin. Using a sterile dressing, nonadhering dressing, or a bandage is incorrect because no dressing is required.
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