The nurse is changing a dry, woven gauze dressing when she notices that the gauze has inadvertently stuck to the wound.What should the nurse do?

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When a dry dressing inadvertently adheres to the wound, moisten the dressing with sterile normal saline or sterile water before removing the gauze to minimize wound trauma.Moistening the gauze applies only to dry dressings and is not applicable for moist-to-dry dressings.A dry dressing is not used for debriding wounds.Telfa gauze dressings (not dry woven gauze dressings) contain a shiny, nonadherent surface on one side that does not stick to the wound.

The Nurse Is Changing a Dry, Woven Gauze Dressing When