The nurse is aware that an order for an "open dressing" requires that:
a. the lesion is left open to air.
b. wet compresses are changed frequently enough to keep them wet.
c. medicated ointment is placed directly in the open wound.
d. dressings are redampened to keep wet, but not changed.
B
An open dressing is a wet dressing that is kept that way, but the dressed lesion is not covered with an occlusive dressing as is a closed dressing. The dressing should be changed with each ap-plication.
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