The nurse is changing the dressing on a postoperative client's abdominal incision.A Jackson-Pratt (JP)drain is present,along with a moderate amount of serosanguineous drainage.What is the best product for the nurse to use in performing wound care?

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Sterile saline should be used to clean wounds because it is not harmful to granulating tissues.Hydrogen peroxide,Betadine,and alcohol are all harmful to new tissue.Sterile water is not isotonic so is not recommended.The incision should be cleaned from the least contaminated area to the most contaminated area,from inside the incision toward the surrounding skin.

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