
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 24
Priority Decision: On assessment of a central venous access device (CVAD) site, the nurse observes that the transparent dressing is loose along two sides.What should the nurse do immediately?
A) Wait and change the dressing when it is due.
B) Tape the two loose sides down and document.
C) Apply a gauze dressing over the transparent dressing and tape securely.
D) Remove the dressing and apply a new transparent dressing using sterile technique.
A) Wait and change the dressing when it is due.
B) Tape the two loose sides down and document.
C) Apply a gauze dressing over the transparent dressing and tape securely.
D) Remove the dressing and apply a new transparent dressing using sterile technique.
Explanation
D. The greatest risk with CVAD...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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