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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?

A 55 year old male presents with multiple actinic keratosis lesions on his forearms. Actinic Keratosis is a precancerous lesion. Which type of skin cancer may develop from actinic keratosis?

The wound care nurse has been consulted to see a patient with a high output unexplored enterocutaneous fistula. Which intervention would be most appropriate for this patient?

The wound care nurse is doing a home visit on a hospice patient. Upon assessment of her skin, the nurse notes a purplish-reddened area on the sacrum that suddenly occurred over the past week. How would the nurse interpret this wound?

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 notes the wound has heavy amount of serosanguinous drainage, is deep with a purplish border. The wound care nurse interprets these findings as

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?