The client with a venous stasis ulcer has exudate. A calcium alginate dressing is applied to the draining ulcer. The client asks the nurse, “How often will the dressing be changed?” Which statement is...

The client with a venous stasis ulcer has exudate. A calcium alginate dressing is applied to the draining ulcer. The client asks the nurse, “How often will the dressing be changed?” Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

1. “The dressing will have to be changed daily.”

2. “It will be changed when the exudate seeps through.”

3. “The doctor will determine when the dressing is changed.”

4. “It will not be changed until the wound is healed.”