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Surgical intervention is an option to treat Pressure Injuries (PIs). Which of the following criteria is most essential for surgical repair of pressure injuries with flaps?

A patient with an oral endotracheal tube in place has developed a pressure injury of the inner aspect of his lip. How would you stage such a wound?

Topical medications may be used cautiously in the newborn, due to

The WOC Nurse is teaching nurses the different types of Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD). Which risk factor places a patient at risk for peristomal MASD?

The WOC nurse is consulted for a patient with metastatic breast cancer with a painful fungating left breast wound. What would be the most important initial goal of treatment for this patient?

The Braden Scale is the most widely used tool to assess risk for Pressure Injuries. All of the following categories are included in the Braden scale except:

A patient is being seen at the Wound Center for an open wound that is not healing with epibole of the wound edges. How would the WOC nurse interpret these findings?

The WOC nurse is treating a patient with a hydrocolloid dressing. Upon removal of the dressing the nurse notes “goopy” drainage with a slight odor. How should the nurse interpret this finding?

The WOC nurse is assessing a 38 year old male patient with a surgical wound. Which of the following parameters would be most indicative of a surgical site infection (SSI)?  

Which type of wound would be appropriate to consider the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)?