Prior to obtaining a wound culture, the nurse should do which of the following?
a. Irrigate the wound with antiseptic before culturing.
b. Irrigate the wound with normal saline before culturing.
c. Culture any eschar there may be in the wound.
d. Culture the edges of the wound.
ANS: B
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