The school nurse has a 6 year old enter the office with a laceration to the left leg. The area is bleeding profusely. The nurse's first reaction to the situation should be to:
1. Apply a sterile dressing and antibiotic ointment to the area.
2. Apply a band-aid.
3. Irrigate the wound with normal saline.
4. Use sterile gauze to apply pressure.
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Feedback
1. Will be an important step, but is not the initial response needed
2. Depending on the size of the wound, a band-aid may not be appropriate. Also, it is not the initial response needed.
3. Cleansing the wound is important, but it is not the immediate need in this situation.
4. Stopping the bleeding is the priority nursing intervention.
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