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How to Help Your Nurse Change Your Dressing

 

You may be asked to purchase a few items for the nurse to use when doing your wound care and to keep these items clean. Our nurse will provide you with sterile instruments. This may include forceps, scissors and a probe. Be sure that you or your nurse only use these instruments for your dressings.

 

Ask your nurse or doctor about whether you should shower or bathe after you remove the old dressing and before you apply the new dressing.

 

You will need a clean spot to do your care with good lighting. Remove kids and pets from the area.


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