The nurse assessing a patient's wound notes pale red watery drainage. The nurse documents this finding as:
a. serous drainage.
b. purulent drainage.
c. sanguineous drainage.
d. serosanguineous drainage.
D
Serous drainage has the appearance of clear, watery plasma. Purulent drainage has the appearance of thick, yellow, green, tan, or brown drainage. Sanguineous drainage is bright red and indicates active bleeding. Serosanguineous drainage is pale, red, and watery and is a mixture of serous and sanguineous drainage.
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