The nurse must apply a wet-to-dry dressing over an ulcer on a client’s left ankle. How should the nurse proceed? Cover the saturated fine-mesh gauze dressings with an elastic bandage. Apply an occlusive dressing over the saturated fine-mesh gauze dressings. Lightly pack the moistened fine-mesh gauze dressings into all depressions and grooves of the wound. Apply the saturated fine-mesh gauze dressings over the wound.
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