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.

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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

 
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