Discussion Post: Sterile Dressings
A patient requires a sterile dressing change for an abdominal incision. How would you determine what is needed in the way of supplies? How would you set up a sterile field? The patient's wound will heal in 3 phases, explain the phases of wound healing. Differentiate between a wound dehiscence and a wound evisceration? What steps will the nurse take for both?
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