Author Question: When performing a wet to moist dressing, the nurse should: a. apply a wet dressing to the wound ... (Read 133 times)

Anajune7 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

When performing a wet to moist dressing, the nurse should:

a. apply a wet dressing to the wound for 30 minutes, remove the wet dressing and then apply a dry sterile dressing.
b. apply wet soaks and cover with a dry dressing.
c. irrigate the wound with prescribed irrigant and apply a dry sterile dressing.
d. gently pack the wound with slightly moist gauze and cover with a dry sterile gauze.

Question 2

A client is able to move the arm as if to push something away when the nurse firmly touches the arm, but the client is unable to follow commands and does not speak. The nurse describes this client as being:

a. lethargic.
b. obtunded.
c. semicomatose.
d. comatose.