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NUR 2206 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) WOUNDS | GRADED A+ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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NUR 2206 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) WOUNDS | GRADED A+ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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NUR 2206 Wounds1. Abscess
Answer
collection of pus
2. debridement
Answer
removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound
3. Dehiscence
Answer
partial or total separation of wound layers due to excessive stress on wounds that are not healed
4. Skin layers (outer to inner)
Answer
epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
5. erythema
Answer
redness of the skin
6. Evisceration
Answer
complete separation of wound with protrusion of viscera through incision
7. fistula
Answer
abnormal passage from internal organ to the skin or from one organ to another
8. Granulation
Answer
new tissue that is pink/red in color and composed of fibroblasts and small blood vessels that fill
, an open wound when it starts to heal
9. Hematoma
Answer
a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissue
10. ischemia
Answer
Lack of blood supply
11. necrosis
Answer
death of cells and tissue
12. negative pressure wound therapy
Answer
activity that promotes wound healing and wound closure through the application of uniform
negative pressure on the wound bed, reduction in bacteria in the wound, and the removal of
excess wound fluid
13. pressure ulcer
Answer
erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occur- ring in bedridden patients
14. purulent drainage
Answer
comprised of white blood cells, liquefied dead tissue debris, and both dead and live bacteria
(pus)
15. sanguineous drainage
Answer
bloody drainage
16. serosanguineous drainage
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