A patient with a chronic diabetic wound is being discharged after receiving a skin graft to aid wound healing. What direction should the nurse include in home care instructions?
A) Gently massage the graft site daily to promote perfusion.
B) Protect the graft from direct sunlight and temperature extremes.
C) Protect the graft site from any form of moisture for at least 12 weeks.
D) Apply antibiotic ointment to the graft site and donor site daily.
Ans: B
Feedback:
Both the donor site and the grafted area must be protected from exposure to extremes in temperature, external trauma, and sunlight because these areas are sensitive, especially to thermal injuries. Antibiotic ointments are not typically prescribed and massage may damage these fragile sites. There is no need to protect the sites from all forms of moisture for the long term.
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