On a client's admission to the hospital, the nurse notes that the client has a yellow sacral decubitus ulcer. The nurse anticipates that the most appropriate wound treatment would be
a. applying antibiotic ointment.
b. surgical removal of eschar.
c. using wet-to-dry dressings.
d. vigorous cleansing with a Water Pik.
C
Yellow material in the wound base is a sloughy, necrotic type of material. Before a wound can heal, necrotic tissue must be removed. Mechanical debridement can be accomplished by using wet-to-dry dressings. Antibiotic ointment will not remove the debris. This wound does not have eschar, which is black and leathery in appearance. Vigorous cleaning with a Water Pik might lead to tissue damage as a result of high water pressure and should be avoided.
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