A patient being treated for necrotizing fasciitis has signs of granulation tissue appearing in a large abdominal wound. The nurse anticipates providing which care for this patient's wound?
1. Irrigating the wound twice daily before applying dry dressing
2. Caring for a split thickness skin graft
3. Applying wet-to-dry dressings
4. Caring for a suture line created by surgical closure of the wound
Answer: 2
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a. True b. False
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