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Metfan725

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An appropriate technique for the nurse to use when culturing wound drainage that is suspected to contain anaerobic bacteria is to:
 
  a. use older secretions for the specimen.
  b. add exudate from the skin to the wound specimen.
  c. aspirate 5 to 10 mL of exudate from a deep cavity wound.
  d. swab carefully and slowly in a back-and-forth motion across the wound.

Question 2

The nurse has delegated ADL care of a patient with a large wound that is draining. Which of the follow should the nurse instruct the nurse assistant to report back to her?
 
  a. The wound has a foul odor.
  b. Drainage is decreased.
  c. The patient's temperature is slightly below normal.
  d. The patient does not complain of discomfort.



sabina576

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Answer to Question 1

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Take a swab from a special anaerobic culture tube, swab deeply into the draining body cavity, and rotate gently. Remove the swab and return it to the culture tube, or insert the tip of a syringe into the tube, and aspirate 5 to 10 mL of exudate. Cleanse the area around the wound edges with an antiseptic swab. This removes old exudate and skin flora, preventing possible contamination of the specimen. Never collect exudate from the skin unless it is a separate culture and is labeled as such.

Answer to Question 2

A
Report a foul odor, increased drainage, and increased temperature or complaints of discomfort.



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