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Which of the following type of wound would typically heals by primary intention?

A 78 year old patient is admitted to the telemetry unit with the diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure. An initial skin assessment is performed on admission. In acute care settings, skin assessments should be performed at least:

The WOC nurse is doing a medication reconciliation on a patient with venous disease. Which of the following medications may cause thinning of the skin?

The Inflammatory phase of wound healing is marked by

Which layer of the skin contains rete, interlocking projections to the dermis?

Covid-19 has resulted in skin lesions affecting microcirculation by attaching to a protein which allows entry to the cells. The protein which the COVID -19 virus links to is:

The wound care nurse understands that allergic dermatitis differs from irritant dermatitis. Which of the following describes allergic dermatitis?

Sickle Cell anemia results in microcirculation occlusion and subsequent development of sickle cell ulcers. What is the most common site for sickle cell ulcers?

A 55 year-old female patient presents at the wound center with a non-healing wound on her right lower extremity following a minor injury to her leg 2 months ago. The patient has history of HTN and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The patient states the wound is very painful 9/10. Upon assessment the wound care nurse notes the wound has heavy amount of serosanguinous drainage, is deep with a purplish border. The gold standard treatment for pyoderma granulosum is:

The wound care nurse is assessing a patient nutritional status using the Malnutrition Screening Tool. The patient score is 5. How would the wound care nurse interpret this finding?