MC Clinical Situation: Jane Smith, a 30-year-old obese female had a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) 3 days ago. Her gallbladder symptoms began 6 months ago, but the physician wanted her to lose weight before the surgery
She has developed a postoperative infection and now requires wound care and dressing changes. You are assigned to care for Mrs. Smith for your clinical experience. When placing the sterile 4x gauze pads on Mrs. Smith's incision, you did not cover the incision as you intended. You should A. Remove the gauze pads and replace them with new pads.
B. Adjust the pads to cover the incision.
C. Place an additional pad over the exposed section of the incision.
D. Leave the gauze pads in place and apply an ABD over them.
C
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