What is the primary reason for this treatment?

The reason that this kind of dressing is used to treat a wound or infection is to help keep it moist so therefore the answer here is to keep it moist. The reason that is should be kept moist is that it able to stimulate the growth of tissue which allows for a wound or infection to be able to heal. The kind of dressing here ensures that the wound stays moist and will not be infected by anything else such as dirt or any other kind of irritant.

When a wound becomes infected with dirt or whatever, it will decrease the healing time and in worse cases cause an even worse type of situation. You simply cannot stress how important keeping a wound moist in this situation. Making sure that the wound is able to form new and more healthy tissue is why the wet to damp dressing is used here.

Keep the wound moist.-rationale: wet-to-damp dressings keep the wound bed moist, which helps promote the growth of granulation tissue. because dead tissue adheres to a dry dressing, wet-to-dry dressings are used for debriding wounds. wet-to-damp dressings dont prevent the spread of infection. although these dressings provide a soothing, cool feeling, they dont relieve pain.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: basic care and comfortcognitive level: knowledgereference: smeltzer, s.c., and bare, b. brunner & suddarths textbook of medical surgical-nursing, 11th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 1947.