The nurse changes a dressing on a client with an abdominal wound with a Penrose drain in place. What priority information should the nurse chart about this procedure?

A The time the dressing was changed, a general description of the wound, and the amount of drainage overall.

explanation

This includes the best overall picture of drainage and how the wound appears. Time is a factor that allows the next nurse to assess correctly.

Take more free practice tests for other PASSEMALL topics with our nclex practice questions now!

Comments