Exam 27: Dressings, Bandages, and Binders

The wound care nurse prepares to dress the wounds of four patients.Which wound should receive a transparent film dressing?

The nurse prepares to change the patient's dressing over a surgical incision without drainage but palpates a ridge along the suture line.Which dressing should the nurse apply to this wound?

The patient started bleeding profusely from a surgical wound on the thigh.Nursing care is appropriate if the nurse takes which action to care for this patient?

The nurse has applied a transparent dressing to facilitate débridement of the pressure ulcer.How often should the nurse change that dressing?

The nurse assesses the patient's transparent film dressing and observes white opaque exudate and reddened and edematous wound edges.Which is the priority intervention for the nurse to implement?

The nurse applies a circumferential gauze dressing to a patient's amputated leg.Which method should the nurse use to decrease edema in the extremity?