Surgical wounds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSE 211 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers wound break in the continuity of body structure, caused by violence, trauma, or surgery to tissue bodies ex; of acute wounds surgical incisions, traumatic wounds, lacerations, burns ex; of chronic wounds PI, diabetic ulcers, malignant acute wound wound that proceeds through an orderly & timely reparative process --> sustained restoration of anatomical & functional integrity phases of wound healing 1) inflammator...

Third intention is when a wound is left open for a few days and then, if there is no indication of infection, _____________. Answer closed by a surgeon Secondary intention, in which the wound is left open and ____ ____, is not done if less of a scar is necessary. "Your wound will heal slowly as granulation tissue forms and fills the wound." Answer closes naturally A Penrose drain is an open drainage system that exits the skin through a ___ ___. The purpose a Penrose drain is to provide a...

A nurse is providing nutritional teaching to the patents of a child who has acute glomerulonephritis with pitting edema. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend be eliminated from the child's diet? - Hot dogs -Results in edema, HTN, hematuria and proteinuria. Dietary changes requires limit foods high in sodium because of the edema and HTN. (Hot dogs, or other processed meats) A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 5-year-old child who has a concussion. Which...

When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes the client is coughing and sneezing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when preparing the sterile field? - a. Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of microorganisms into the surgical wound A nurse has removed a sterile pack from it's outside cover and placed it on a clean work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold first? - T...

1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next...

1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War. d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from ...

Adult Medical Surgical Edition 11.0 ATI purple book is the one we are using and all questions are coming from there. My exam is on Immunity, Infection, Inflammation , care of patients with HIV, Cancer, hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, burns , wounds, psoriasis, immunizations, lupus, Any chance you can get me this exam?Adult Medical Surgical Edition 11.0 ATI purple book is the one we are using and all questions are coming from there. My exam is on Immunity, Infection, Inflammation , care of patien...

Test Bank For Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician 1st Edition By Kimberly Townsend, PhD, RN, CNE 0135, 9 . 0135, 5818, 0 1: Today's Health Care 2: The Role of the Patient Care Technician 3: Professionalism and Work Ethics 4: Communicating with the Health Care Team 5: Understanding the Patient as a Person 6: Patient Rights, Ethics and Laws 7: Body Structure and Function/ Growth and Development 8: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 9: ...

Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician 2nd Edition Townsend Contents SECTION 1 Introduction to Healthcare 1 Today’s Healthcare 2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician 3 Professionalism and Work Ethics 4 Communicating With the Healthcare Team SECTION 2 The Patient 5 Understanding the Patient as a Person 6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws 7 Body Structure and Function/Growth and Development 8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep SECTION 3...

HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM 2023 NEW VERSION QUESTION WITH RATIONALES AND ANSWERS 1. The nurse is admitting an older patient from a nursing home. During the assessment, the nurse notes a shallow open reddish, pink ulcer without slough on the right heel of the patient. How will the nurse stage this pressure ulcer? a. Stage I b. Stage II c. Stage III d. Stage IV ANS: B This would be a Stage II pressure ulcer because it presents as partial-thickness skin loss involving epi...