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A nurse removing wound staples would engage the staple puller and squeeze the handles completely and:

A client who had a wound on her left thigh developed a scar following healing. What is the most likely cause of this client’s deep scarring?

A fireman suffered second-degree burns at the scene of a house fire. What process will be responsible for the client’s wound healing?

What pressure-reducing technique will have the greatest effect on decreasing the client’s risk for skin breakdown?

A patient has a pooling of blood under unbroken skin of the hip after a fall. The nurse should document that this patient has a(n):

“The image above shows a wound .”

Which statement describes the skin’s dermis layer?

What are specific precautions for a wet-to-dry dressing? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client with a draining abscess. What precautions should the nurse take when caring for this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse assesses the large raised scar on the African American patient. The nurse documents the lesion as a _______________.