A Client with Pressure Ulcers

The nurse is using the antimicrobial binding dressing Actisorb Silver 222 for a Stage 3 pressure ulcer on the left hip area. The dressing is a combination of silver and activated charcoal. Which intervention should the nurse implement  

Avoid cutting the dressing when applying it to the wound. 

The male client with a Stage 4 pressure ulcer on the coccyx area is being treated with an autolytic medication for debridement and an occlusive dressing. The wife of the client asks the nurse, Why isn t someone doing something about that foul odor my husband has Which statement is the nurse s best response  

I will contact your husband s doctor when he makes rounds.  

I am sorry the odor bothers you. We will bathe your husband.  

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