Nursing care of the infant prior to surgical closure of a meningomyelocele would include:

The correct answer is B. Cover sac with saline-soaked sterile dressing. (A) A dry, sterile dressing would adhere to the sac, causing tissue damage. (B) A saline-soaked sterile dressing protects the sac from contamination by air and prevents (C) A sac open to air causes drying and potential for contamination. (D) This intervention is not an…

Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

Question

Options

ACover sac with dry sterile dressing
BCover sac with saline-soaked sterile dressing
CDo not apply dressing; keep sac open to air
DAspirate any fluid from sac

How the community answered

(21 responses)

A
5% (1)
B
90% (19)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

(A) A dry, sterile dressing would adhere to the sac, causing tissue damage. (B) A saline-soaked sterile dressing protects the sac from contamination by air and prevents (C) A sac open to air causes drying and potential for contamination. (D) This intervention is not an independent nursing action.

Topics

#meningomyelocele#wound care#saline dressing#preoperative care

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full NCLEX-RN Practice