The nurse determines that the patient's wound may be infected.In order to perform a quantitative swab for wound culture,which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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To perform a quantitative swab for wound culture, the nurse should obtain a culturette tube and use sterile technique. This method helps to prevent contamination of the wound, which could affect the accuracy of the culture results. Superficial drainage is not an appropriate specimen for quantitative wound culture. It is also important to cleanse the wound before collecting the culture to remove any surface contaminants, so choice B is incorrect. Collecting an anaerobic culture is not necessary for a quantitative swab of a wound, so choice D is also incorrect.

The Nurse Determines That the Patient's Wound May Be Infected