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A nursing student asks for assistance with understanding Rh incompatibility and Rh anti globulin administration. What information should the nurse provide to the nursing student? Answer: Rh serum is given during the antepartum period when the mother is Rh-negative and the mother's Coombs's test is negative. My questions: When is Rhogam given during the antepartum? What is a Coomb's test, please explain in simple terms?

Thanks, but there was no order for it actually. I asked her later on, and she told me that getting it wet can loosen the necrotic tissue and may spread infection which is already bad for diabetic/pvd clients.

Question: If a patient has PVD and diabetes and has a necrotic/ischemic toe, do you cleanse with normal saline or just paint with povidone? My preceptor told me that you should never cleanse with normal saline, but did not tell me the rationale. Why should I only paint with povidone? Wound Care Nurses?? Please help? Thanks

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She told me it's because of risk for infection. If I wet the wound by cleansing with normal saline, I would soften the necrotic tissue and possibly spread an infection.

Question: If a patient has PVD and diabetes and has a necrotic/ischemic toe, do you cleanse with normal saline or just paint with povidone? My preceptor told me that you should never cleanse with normal saline, but did not tell me the rationale. Why? Why should I only pain with povidone? Wound Care Nurses?? Please help? Thanks