The nurse assessing a patient's wound notes thick, yellow drainage. How will the nurse most accurately document this finding?
a. Serous drainage
b. Purulent drainage
c. Sanguineous drainage
d. Serosanguineous drainage
ANS: B
Purulent drainage has the appearance of thick, yellow, green, tan, or brown drainage. Serous drainage has the appearance of clear, watery plasma. Sanguineous drainage is bright red and indicates active bleeding. Serosanguineous drainage is pale, red, and watery and is a mixture of serous and sanguineous drainage.
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