The nurse is caring for a client brought to the ED after suffering amputation of a toe. The nurse should take care to avoid
a. cleansing the stump area with normal saline.
b. placing the toe directly on ice.
c. placing the wrapped toe in a plastic bag.
d. wrapping the toe in sterile gauze moistened with saline.
B
The stump is cleansed with normal saline. The amputated part is wrapped in sterile gauze mois-tened with normal saline. It is then placed in a plastic bag or container, and the plastic bag or container is placed on ice. The amputated part should never be placed directly on ice because freezing of the tissues will result.
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