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NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Patient care
6. Encourage a change of position every 2 hours.
7. Give O2 if necessary, according to the doctor's instructions.
8. Observe the dressing area ≥ every 4 hours
-bleeding / foul-smelling discharge.
9. Palpate around the dressing area. There is a crackling sound if there is
subcutaneous emphysema.
