The nurse is packing a patient's abdominal wound with sterile, half-inch Iodoform gauze. During the procedure, the nurse drops some of the gauze onto the patient's abdomen 2 inches (5 cm) away from the wound. What should the nurse do?
A) Apply povidone-iodine (Betadine) to that section of the gauze and continue packing the wound.
B) Pick up the gauze and continue packing the wound after irrigating the abdominal wound with Betadine solution.
C) Continue packing the wound and inform the physician that an antibiotic is needed.
D) Discard the gauze packing and repack the wound with new Iodoform gauze.
Ans: D
Feedback:
Sterile surfaces or articles may touch other sterile surfaces or articles and remain sterile; contact with unsterile objects at any point renders a sterile area contaminated. The sterile gauze became contaminated when it was dropped on the patient's abdomen. It should be discarded and new Iodoform gauze should be used to pack the wound. Betadine should not be used in the wound unless ordered.
You might also like to view...
A nurse has attended a seminar covering the objectives of Healthy People 2020 . Upon returning to the clinic, the nurse is asked what the clinic could do differently to meet the objectives. Which of the following would be an appropriate answer?
A) Regularly measure BMI at each visit. B) Provide nutritional counseling with each visit. C) Determine food insecurity with each visit. D) Provide clients with food journals to return for evaluation.
The nurse is discussing temperature assessing of children with a group of nursing assistants. Which statement is the most accurate about temperature assessment?
A) "A rectal temperature is usually 0.5° to 1° lower than the oral measurement." B) "Tympanic temperatures should not be taken on a child who is sleeping." C) "An axillary temperature usually measures 0.5° to 1° higher than the oral measurement." D) "Rectal temperatures should not be taken on a child with diarrhea."
A group of students are reviewing an article describing information related to indicators for women's health and the results of a national study
Which of the following would the students identify as being satisfactory for women? Select all that apply. A) Smoking cessation B) Colorectal cancer screening C) Violence against women D) Health insurance coverage E) Mammograms
150,525 mcg = ____________________ g
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word