. The male client with a stage 4 pressure ulcer on the coccyx area is being treated with an autolytic medication for debridement and an occlusive dressing. The wife of the client asks the nurse, “Why...

. The male client with a stage 4 pressure ulcer on the coccyx area is being treated with an autolytic medication for debridement and an occlusive dressing. The wife of the client asks the nurse, “Why isn’t someone doing something about that foul odor my husband has?” Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

1. “I will contact your husband’s doctor when he makes rounds.”

2. “The odor is secondary to an infection and he is taking antibiotics.”

3. “The odor is an expected reaction to the pressure dressing.”

4. “I am sorry the odor bothers you. We will bathe your husband.”