A client has a small, shallow wound with a red base that does not require debridement. The dressing the nurse would choose when covering this wound is a
a. dry woven gauze fastened with adhesive tape.
b. non-adhering dressing with antibiotic ointment.
c. wet nonwoven gauze.
d. wet-to-dry gauze dressing.
C
If the wound is shallow, a thin layer of antibiotic ointment and a non-adhering dressing are used to cover it. Dry gauze would stick to the wound. The wound does not require wet-to-dry or wet dressings of any kind.
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