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The wound care nurse is consulted to see a patient on palliative care. Which of the following statements best describes the focus of palliative care?

The wound care nurse is treating a patient with a Stage 3 Pressure Injury. The patient weighs 150#. Meal planning includes providing enough calories to promote wound healing. How many calories/day would be recommended for this patient?

The wound care nurse has been asked to see a patient with a high output enterocutaneous fistula. Which complication needs to be addressed first?

A 78 year old female reports passing stool via her urethra when urinating.  The WOC nurse know that this  is a fistula. Which type of fistula would best describes this? 

A 68 year old female presents at the wound center with multiple purpura, and painful red ulcers on her lower extremities. The wound care nurse interprets these findings as:

5. Patients with spinal cord injuries are greater risk for pressure injuries. One factor that increases this risk is:

A patient has a gastrostomy tube and develops hypergranulation around the tube. What is the most appropriate treatment  the WOC nurse could do for this problem?

A patient is admitted to ICU with multiple trauma from car accident. Patient has crushing fracture of femur. Several hours after admission the patient complains of severe pain, the extremity is numb with decreased pulses. How would you interpret these findings?

A 66 year-old male ESRD patient presents to the wound clinical with a non-healing wound on his lower extremities. The wound is initially violaceous and progresses to be  gangrenous. The patient states the pain is ‘unbearable.” The wound care nurse interprets these findings as:

The wound care nurse understands that the most frequent cause of TENS/SJS is: