The Perioperative Nurse Practitioner Received a Call from Maureen Haas

The perioperative nurse practitioner received a call from Maureen Haas 2 days after she was discharged to home.Maureen related that her drains were not working or drawing in fluid,and she had red,hot-to-touch skin and swelling around the left drain exit site.Maureen also noted some yellowish fluid seeping around the drainage tube that smelled bad.What indications convinced the nurse practitioner that Maureen followed her postoperative teaching?

A) Maureen called the right person,the nurse practitioner.
B) Maureen communicated the appropriate descriptive information about her incision.
C) Maureen was on her way to the emergency department for pain medication.
D) Maureen stated that she took better care of her incision by coating the 4 ´ 4 gauze pads with antibacterial spray.