A client is admitted with a large draining wound on the leg.What action does the nurse take first?

Name: A client is admitted with a large draining wound on the leg.What action does the nurse take first?
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The nurse first obtains wound cultures prior to administering broad-spectrum antibiotics.The nurse would need to start the IV prior to giving the antibiotics as they will most likely be parenteral.Pain should be treated but that is not the priority.

A Client Is Admitted with a Large Draining Wound on the Leg.What