Use of compression therapy to treat a venous ulcer is CONTRAINDICATED in a patient with:
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Upon your assessment of Mrs. Jones’s sacral pressure injury,…
Upon your assessment of Mrs. Jones’s sacral pressure injury, you note a lack of reduction of size in a clean granulating wound for the last 4 weeks. You recommend the use of electrical stimulation because of the following positive effects:
A home-care patient has a 2 cm X 2 cm partial-thickness ther…
A home-care patient has a 2 cm X 2 cm partial-thickness thermal injury on the left lower leg. Your instructions to the patient for cleansing the burn site would include:
You are assessing the skin of a patient in ICU who is hemody…
You are assessing the skin of a patient in ICU who is hemodynamically unstable. You recommend which of the following to prevent pressure injury development?
In the long-term care setting, wound care dressing selection…
In the long-term care setting, wound care dressing selection should be PRIMARILY based on:
The prolonged presence of wound drainage or moisture on the…
The prolonged presence of wound drainage or moisture on the periwound skin predisposes the skin to develop:
During the maturation phase of wound healing, wound dressing…
During the maturation phase of wound healing, wound dressings are most likely indicated to:
You have implemented hospital policies for the prevention an…
You have implemented hospital policies for the prevention and early management of skin maceration because you understand that excessive moisture is a risk factor for which of the following skin conditions?
A home care patient with a lower extremity ulcer complains o…
A home care patient with a lower extremity ulcer complains of pain when the leg is elevated and prefers to sit in a recliner with the leg dangling over the edge of his chair. This is a characteristic of what wound etiology?
What type of tool would the nursing staff utilize in a compr…
What type of tool would the nursing staff utilize in a comprehensive pressure injury prevention plan?