The Nurse Is Preparing to Clean a Surgical Wound That

The nurse is preparing to clean a surgical wound that is closed with staples.Assessment reveals that the incision is clean, dry, well approximated, and without redness or tenderness.Which wound cleaning procedure will the nurse use?

A) Use antiseptic swabs and clean from the inferior end of the incision to the superior end.
B) Use antiseptic swabs and clean around the wound using a wide circular motion.
C) Use forceps with a sterile antiseptic swab and move from the superior to the inferior end.
D) Use an antiseptic swab to cleanse the left side, right side, and then the center of the incision.