The home health nurse is visiting a client who is treating a chronic wound. The nurse assesses that the client only performs daily wound care twice a week owing to cost. Which statement by the nurse best addresses this issue?
a. "You can use tap water instead of sterile saline to clean your wound."
b. "If you don't clean the wound properly, you could end up in the hospital."
c. "Sterile procedure is necessary to keep this wound from getting bigger."
d. "The only thing that really matters is good handwashing with wound care."
A
For chronic wounds in the home, clean tap water and nonsterile supplies are acceptable and serve as cheaper alternatives to sterile supplies. Good handwashing is important, but it is not the only consideration. Of course, if the wound becomes grossly infected, the client may end up in the hospital, but this response does not provide any helpful information.
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