A home health nurse is conducting a home visit to a patient who receives wound care twice weekly for a diabetic foot ulcer
While performing the dressing change, the nurse realizes that she forgot to bring the adhesive gauze specified in the wound care regimen. What is the nurse's best action?
A) Phone a colleague to bring the required supplies as soon as possible.
B) Improvise, if possible, using sterile gauze and adhesive tape.
C) Leave the wound open to air and teach the patient about infection control.
D) Schedule a return visit for the following day.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Improvisation is a necessity in many home health situations. It would be logistically difficult to have the supplies delivered and leaving the wound open to air may be contraindicated. A return visit the next day does not resolve the immediate problem.
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