When may a nurse use clean technique rather than sterile technique for a dressing change?
Correct answer: A. For a chronic wound with no entry into a sterile body cavity
- A. For a chronic wound with no entry into a sterile body cavity
- B. For a fresh wound during the first postoperative hour
- C. For a wound connected to a sterile drain system
- D. For a dressing applied directly inside an open joint
Explanation
Clean technique may be appropriate for selected chronic wounds when the procedure does not enter a sterile body cavity and local policy permits it. Fresh postoperative wounds and sites involving sterile body spaces require sterile technique.
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Wound care covers wound classification, healing stages, assessment of tissue and drainage, pain, infection signs, dressing selection and clean or sterile dressing technique. It also includes pressure injuries by stage and the factors affecting healing, such as nutrition, circulation, diabetes, infection and prolonged pressure.
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