Mastering Penrose Drain Dressing

• Use one swab to clean the incision and the drain (correct)
• Place most of the dressings below the drain site to absorb the drainage
• Clean the incision after removing the drain
• Remove the old dressing with a non-sterile glove

• Jackson-Pratt drain
• Penrose drain (correct)
• T-tube drain
• Hemovac drain

• Apply antibiotic ointment to the incision
• Put on sterile gloves (correct)
• Clean the drain first
• Remove the drain from the incision