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PNVN 1521 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PNVN 1521 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
When should you discontinue CPR? - ANSWER The rescuer should avoid
stopping. However, if the individual becomes fatigued or someone with equal or
higher training steps in, they may continue.
- his or her safety is in danger (because the scene is unsafe).
- a medical practitioner pronounces the victim dead.
What is dehiscence? - Answer: partial or complete separation of wound layers.
What helps wounds heal? - ANSWER Adequate consumption of protein and
vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
Circulatory shock is any state in which cardiac output is insufficient to support the
body's metabolic needs.
A patient is admitted to the hospital after suffering a head injury. The patient begins
to display symptoms of shock. How should the PT be positioned? - ANSWER Flat
in the rear.
The nurse is giving instructions to a patient who has a drain in his surgery wound.
How will the nurse communicate that the wound will heal? - ANSWER Tertiary
intention.
The nurse notices blood on the dressing the day after surgery. How will the nurse
document this drainage? - ANSWER Sanguineous
, What are the benefits of an occlusive dressing? - ANSWER Keeps the incision wet.
When the nurse removes the gauze dressing from a patient, she sees that it has
clung to the wound. Which intervention should the nurse implement? - ANSWER
Moisten the dressing with sterile water.
The nurse is instructing a patient on how to perform home wound irrigation. How
far should the patient keep the handheld showerhead from the wound when
irrigating it? - Answer: 12 in
The nurse is removing every other staple from a surgical lesion that was closed
with 15 staples. Following the excision of three of the fifteen, the wound begins to
split. What nursing action should be taken? - ANSWER Keep the 12 staples in
place and record the separation.
Hemostasis begins as soon as the injury causes a clot to develop. What is the
component in the clot that keeps the wound together? - ANSWER Fibrin
The nurse is putting a patient into a sitting position when he suddenly reports that
his surgical incision has separated. What does the nurse recognize this as
indicating? - Answer: Dehiscence.
The nurse is prepared to redress a wound and will fix the dressing with a gauze
bandage, as directed by the health care practitioner. What are the advantages of
gauze bandages? - ANSWER Prevents skin maceration.
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