Multiple severely injured clients have arrived in the emergency department.On rapid assessment,the nurse notes that a leg wound dressing has a 4-cm by 6-cm blood spot that has soaked through the bandage.The client is otherwise stable.What action should the nurse take?

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Adding an additional dressing to the wound without removing the original is the appropriate action when a dressing is soaked through but the client is otherwise stable. This approach helps to maintain pressure on the wound and control bleeding without disturbing any clot formation that may have started under the original dressing.

Multiple Severely Injured Clients Have Arrived in the Emergency Department