The nurse is providing health education to a client with chronic venous stasis ulcers. What priority instruction does the nurse include?
a. "Apply antiembolism stockings before getting out of bed in the morning."
b. "Clean venous ulcers with Betadine before applying a dressing."
c. "Take 1 low-dose aspirin (81 mg) daily to prevent inflammation."
d. "Remove and reapply a new DuoDerm dressing to your ulcers each day."
A
Support hose or antiembolism stockings should be applied just before getting out of bed in the morning and should be removed before going to bed at night. Clients are advised that they will probably need to wear these stockings indefinitely. Betadine is not indicated and may cause irritation. Chronic venous ulcers are not caused by an inflammatory process, so daily aspirin is not indicated. Hydrocolloid (DuoDerm) dressings are left in place for a minimum of 3 to 5 days for best effect.
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