Closed wounds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NR570/ NR 570 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Common Diagnosis & Management in Acute Care Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A – Chamberlain QUESTION What wounds should NEVER be closed? Answer: - Bite wounds of the hands or feet should NEVER she sutured because these bites carry a high risk of infection; suturing the wound increases the chance of infection. QUESTION After how many hours should a wound be left to heal by secondary inten- tion?...

TEST BANK WOMENS HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL GUIDE 5TH EDITION YOUNGKIN SCHADEWALD PRITHAMTable of Contents Chapter 1 Access to Women’s Health Care in the United States: Affordability, Equity, Rights.. 2 Chapter 2 Women’s Development into the 21st Century ........................................................... 6 Chapter 3 Epidemiology, Diagnostic Methods, and Procedures for Women’s Health ............... 9 Chapter 4 Assessing Adolescent Women’s Health Renee Sieving, Sarah Stodda...

NUR 155 Exam 3 Exam Three Study Guide With Complete Solutions Wounds • Factors Affecting Skin Integrity o Genetics and heredity o Age o Chronic illness and their treatments o Medications - antibiotics, decreased immune system drugs, steroids (increase BP), and people with a sugary base, like diabetics, tend to have an increased risk of infection o Poor nutrition Types of Wounds o Wounds are either Intentional or unintentional ▪ Intentional • Trauma that occurs during therap...

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the prevention of stress injuries. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A. "Keep your knees in a locked position when standing for prolonged periods." B. "Bend at the waist when lifting a heavy object." C. "Keep your feet close together when lifting a heavy object." D. "When lifting a heavy object, keep it close to your body." - D. "When lifting a heavy object, keep it close to your body." The nurse sho...

acute wound healing implications correct answer: Easily cleaned and repair wound edges clean an intact Chronic wound healing implications correct answer: Exposure to pressure, friction, and moisture impairs healing. Factors that decrease hemoglobin level. correct answer: Smoking underlying cardio pulmonary conditions. Tissue tissue repair is negatively influenced by hematocrit value below and hemoglobin level below. correct answer: 33%/ 10g/100ml Patients with obesity are at incr...

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...

Acute skin integrity correct answer: Easily cleaned and repaire wound edges clean an intact Chronic skin integrity correct answer: Exposure to pressure friction and moisture repairs healing. Factors that decrease hemoglobin level. correct answer: Smoking underlying cardio pulmonary conditions. Tissue tissue repair is negatively influenced by hematocrit value below and hemoglobin level below. correct answer: 33%/ 10g/100ml Patients with obesity are at increased risk for what? corr...

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...

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...

ATLS Post Test 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT). 1. The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher-level trauma center is: 4. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is TRUE? unavailability of a surgeon or operating room staff. multiple system injuries, including severe head injury. resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor. resource limitations as determined by the hospital administration. wi...

CDIP Practice Exam Questions With Complete Solutions | Latest 2023/2024 Graded A+. During an outpatient procedure for removal of a bladder cyst, the urologist accidentally tore the urethral sphincter requiring an observation stay. This should be assigned as the principal diagnosis: a.The reason for the outpatient surgery b.The reason for admission c.Either the reason for the outpatient surgery or the reason for admission d.None of the above - Answer- a When a patient presents for outpatien...