A nurse determines that the best way to clean a long incision that is sutured or stapled closed with approximated edges is to
1. Use antiseptic swabs and clean from the inferior end of the incision to the superior end.
2. Use antiseptic swabs and clean around the wound in a circular manner.
3. Use sterile antiseptic swabs or cotton balls and forceps, and clean from the superior end of the incision to the inferior end.
4. Use one cotton ball to make a circular sweep and then dispose of the cotton ball.
ANS: 3
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