The nurse is caring for a patient who has a negative-pressure dressing.The nurse realizes that initially the dressing should be:

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To optimize wound healing,the negative pressure of a traditional negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT)unit is maintained for 22 of 24 hours per day.As the wound heals,the settings may change.Once NPWT is initiated,it must remain intact for 22 of 24 hours.The schedule for changing NPWT dressings varies.An infected wound may need a dressing change every 24 hours,whereas a clean wound can be changed 3 times a week.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has a Negative-Pressure