The nurse is changing the surgical dressing on an elderly patient's abdomen and sees the item pictured in the above diagram. How should the nurse care for this device?
Select all that apply.
A) Plan to replace the precut gauze as part of the dressing change.
B) Cleanse around the tube with the cleanser ordered or according to protocol.
C) Use the safety pin to secure the outermost bandage to the dressing.
D) Remove the tube, culture the wound, and cleanse it with saline gauze
E) Remove the safety pin
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