The nurse should plan to use a wet-to-dry dressing for which patient?
a. A patient who has a pressure ulcer with pink granulation tissue
b. A patient who has a surgical incision with pink, approximated edges
c. A patient who has a full-thickness burn filled with dry, black material
d. A patient who has a wound with purulent drainage and dry brown areas
ANS: D
Wet-to-dry dressings are used when there is minimal eschar to be removed. A full-thickness wound filled with eschar will require interventions such as surgical debridement to remove the necrotic tissue. Wet-to-dry dressings are not needed on approximated surgical incisions. Wet-to-dry dressings are not used on uninfected granulating wounds because of the damage to the granulation tissue.
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