PN 3006 Questions And Answers
4 scenarios- which one has the least likely to have wound healing - ANSWER- healing
time is 8 weeks or over
What is expected 4th day post op? - ANSWER- swelling and redness, no discharge
Eviscerated abdomen, what do u do - ANSWER- take gauze soaked in saline and cover
it
Old dressing abnormal findings - ANSWER- fully saturated, discolouration, foul odour,
warm to touch
Full thickness wound with lots of exudate - ANSWER- best thing to do is have well
balanced diet w high protein
What can you delegate to HCAs - ANSWER- HCAs are able to look at it and tell u if a
dressing is saturated
Before you do anything to a dressing what do you do - ANSWER- Wound Assessment
What if you are looking at a wound and notice undermining or tunnelling, what do you
do - ANSWER- call RN but maintain sterility
When you are irrigating a wound that has a wide opening, what equipment do you need
to use - ANSWER- 30 ml syringe
Wound irrigation on a child, what can u do to alleviate fear b/c they r squirmy -
ANSWER- Distract them
Fast running iv, which assessment should one do? - ANSWER- Respiratory
assessment for pulmonary edema
Prevent iv dislodging- what can u do? - ANSWER- Educate the pt not to move it
White crystals in iv tubing - ANSWER- 1.Stop iv
2. Let someone know
Delegate to HCA - ANSWER- reporting the pts complaints over to the LPNs about iv
Saline flush - ANSWER- -make sure its not clamped and there no kinks in the tube
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