The nurse is preparing to do a dressing change. The package is dry but shows signs of yellowing inside the plastic wrapper, as if the package was wet at one time. What should the nurse do? Question 15 options: Use the package because it is dry at present. Discard the entire package as contaminated. Open the package and consider the 1-inch border as contaminated. Consider the outer package contaminated, but the inner package sterile.
[Verified Answer]: The nurse is preparing to do a dressing change
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