The nurse is caring for a patient who had a negative-pressure wound dressing. The nurse realizes that the system is working properly when the vacuum setting is set at which of the following levels?
a. –40 mm Hg
b. –210 mm Hg
c. –125 mm Hg
d. –25 mm Hg
C
The target negative pressures for wound healing range from –50 mm Hg to –175 mm Hg, but a setting of –125 mm Hg is most common.
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ANS:
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