A nurse in the post anesthesia care unit is assessing a client following an appendectomy and finds a 2 cm (3/4 in) area of blood on the postoperative dressing.
A nurse in the post anesthesia care unit is assessing a client following an appendectomy and finds a 2 cm (3/4 in) area of blood on the postoperative dressing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Loosen the dressing
b. Circle the drainage
c. Apply a new dressing
d. Apply pressure