Understanding water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) and how dressing types affect water transmission are important in the selection of proper wound dressings for specific wounds.When the following dressings are compared,which is seen to have a high WVTR?
A) Hydrocolloid dressings
B) Film dressings
C) Foam dressings
D) Gauze dressings
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Q1: What should the nurse do for a
Q3: The patient is being sent home from
Q3: For a patient with a transparent film
Q5: When assessing a patient with a hydrocolloid
Q7: The nurse is changing a film dressing
Q8: How should the nurse proceed when applying
Q8: The nurse is changing a dry, woven
Q11: What should the nurse remember to do
Q11: The nurse is caring for a patient
Q12: Moist-to-dry dressings consist of gauze moistened with
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