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Mrs. Evans has been having loose stool for the past 48 hours.  She calls you to ask for help.  Part of your intervention is to thicken her stool.  What would  you recommend she add to her diet?

You are called to the PEDS unit to evaluate an 8-year-old child who previously had been doing well with changing the pouching system every 3-4 days. He is using a different pouching system while in the hospital because it’s hospital stock. His pouch is leaking, he has developed redness, edema and vesicles under the pouch. What type of MARSI is this patient experiencing?

MASD (Moisture Associated Skin Damage) affects what primary structures of the skin and external factor?

Mrs. Wells, 86 yrs. old, is being discharged to home care services as she is recovering from a stroke. She has some urinary frequency, urge incontinence, right sided weakness, uses a walker without assist and lives alone. As you analyze this information, which of the following represents a/an intervention to resolve a structural barrier?

Periwound MASD (PWMASD), is potentially caused by many factors. Which of the following factors contribute to its development?

Greatest risk factors for Intertriginous (ITD) MASD would include:

According to Erickson, when teaching a preschooler – Ages 3-5 – the BEST approach to working with this age group would include the use of:

As you set up a prevention program to reduce injury, you identify the elderly to be at risk for skin tears because of aging on:

An example of a focused exam component would be:

Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If the difference between their ages is 15 years, how old is her youngest brother?