N3632 Fundamentals of Nursing Chapter 32 Skin Integrity and Wound Care Question and answers already passed
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N3632 Fundamentals of Nursing Chapter 32 Skin Integrity and Wound Care Question and answers already passed N3632 Fundamentals of Nursing Chapter 32 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Incision - correct answer Cutting or sharp instrument; wound edges in close approximation and aligned
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N3632 Fundamentals of Nursing Chapter
32 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Incision - correct answer ✔Cutting or sharp instrument; wound edges in
close approximation and aligned
Contusion - correct answer ✔Blunt instrument, overlying skin remains intact,
with injury to underlying soft tissue; possible resultant bruising and/or
hematoma
Abrasion - correct answer ✔Friction; rubbing or scraping epidermal layers of
skin; top layer of skin abraded
Laceration - correct answer ✔Tearing of skin and tissue with blunt or
irregular instrument; tissue not aligned, often with loose flaps of skin and
tissue
Puncture - correct answer ✔Blunt or sharp instrument puncturing the skin;
intentional (such as venipuncture) or accidental
Penetrating - correct answer ✔Foreign object entering the skin or mucous
membrane and lodging in underlying tissue; fragments possibly scattering
throughout tissues
Avulsion - correct answer ✔Tearing a structure from normal anatomic
position; possible damage to blood vessels, nerves, and other structures
Chemical - correct answer ✔Toxic agents such as drugs, acids, alcohols,
metals, and substances released from cellular necrosis
, Thermal - correct answer ✔High or low temperatures; cellular necrosis as a
possible result
Irradiation - correct answer ✔Ultraviolet light or radiation exposure
Pressure ulcers - correct answer ✔Compromised circulation secondary to
pressure or pressure combined with friction
Venous ulcers - correct answer ✔Injury and poor venous return, resulting
from underlying conditions, such as incompetent valves or obstruction
Arterial ulcers - correct answer ✔Injury and underlying ischemia, resulting
from underlying conditions, such as atherosclerosis or thrombosis
Stage 1 Pressure Injury - correct answer ✔Nonblanchable Erythema of Intact
Skin Intact skin with a localized area of nonblanchable erythema, which may
appear differently in darkly pigmented skin.
Stage 2 Pressure Injury - correct answer ✔- Involves the epidermis and
dermis
- Visible
- reddish-pinkish bed
- Without slough or bruising
- Superficial
- Can appear as an abrasion, blister, or shallow crater
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