Steps of a wet to dry dressing

It is 2009 now ( I see this was posted in 2006) and we are still being taught wet to dry sterile dressing changes.

Thanks for the info guys! we just learned this in lab, makes more sense now

Non of those were wet to dry! wet to dry is not done 3 times a day. The reason for wet to dry is to debride a wound. If it's done 3 times a day, there isn't enough time to allow the gauze to dry. That being said, this is cruel! Think of it, it's meant to debride. The dressing is left in place until it drys out, then the nurse comes along and pulls this dry dressing out, supposedly debriding as it comes out, causing bleeding and further tissue damage! Would ANYONE want this done to them?????
If the dressings are too wet, then there is maceration! This treatment is archaic!(sp) sorry for such a miserable response, but that type of dressing makes my knees weak!!!!

We are being told that these dressing are being changed once a day and that if the gauze is sticking to the wound that we should wetten it with saline, allow it to loosen, and then remove the dressing.

What is the purpose of that oil-based dressing (can't think of the name of it) for wound debridement? I had a patient with it on his toe and no matter how much NS I soaked it with it would not loosen from the wound.