Question

A novice nurse provides aftercare instructions to a client who has just had sutures removed. Which statement by the novice nurse requires the nurse preceptor to clarify?

Answer 1

Answer:

Statement like this 'If the wound edges are red or raised, you should call your doctor." need to be clarified by a nurse preceptor.

Explanation:

Suture is a thread-like material or a stitch which is used to hold together or sew tissue or surgical incision together.

A nurse preceptor is a nurse that is highly experienced and known to be competent, playing a role as a role- model or point of call either to a newly employed staff nurse or a nurse that has just been posted to a new unit or section, where he/she has no experience about.

In this case , the novice nurse must clarify the statements from the the nurse preceptor before disseminating it to the client. This is very important , in order to avoid a negative aftermath effects.