Answer to Question 1
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An antimicrobial collagen dressing promotes wound healing, is absorbent, and is treated with an antimicrobial to promote infection resolution. Although alginate dressings will absorb the drainage, they do not treat the infection. Petroleum gauze is not absorbent and would not be the best choice for a draining wound. Foam dressings are highly absorbent, but they will not treat the infected wound.
Answer to Question 2
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In most states, a family member, conservator, or legal guardian may give consent for a procedure if a patient is not capable of giving an informed consent or if the patient is a minor.
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
Median Annual Earnings of Full-Time Workers, by Gender, 1960–2010
Patient health history form Cont.
A goniometer is used to measure range of motion of the patient’s arm.
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.
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