The Nurse Will Perform Which Action When Doing a Wet-To-Dry

The nurse will perform which action when doing a wet-to-dry dressing change on a patient's stage III sacral pressure ulcer?

A) Administer prescribed PRN hydrocodone 30 minutes before the change.
B) Pour sterile saline onto the new dry dressings after the wound has been packed.
C) Apply antimicrobial ointment before repacking the wound with moist dressings.
D) Soak the old dressings with sterile saline 30 minutes before the dressing change

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