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

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Mechanical debridement with wet-to-dry dressings is painful,and patients should receive pain medications before the dressing change begins. The new dressings are moistened with saline before being applied to the wound but not soaked after packing. Soaking the old dressings before removing them will eliminate the wound debridement that is the purpose of this type of dressing. Application of antimicrobial ointments is not indicated for a wet-to-dry dressing.

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