Free NCLEX RN Practice Questions Practice Question

The nurse is caring for a postcholecystectomy client who had the T-tube removed this AM. Two hours after removal of the T-tube, the nurse notes that the 4x4 dressing covering the stab site is saturated with dark, greenish-yellow drainage. It is MOST appropriate for the nurse to take which of the following actions?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: expected that a stab wound will continue to drain until the wound seals; nurse should keep wound clean and dry

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