UWEC NRSG 317 EXAM 3 REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
When should the nurse consider obtaining an order to culture a wound?
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A. When the tissue of the wound bed is clean and dry
B. When exudate is not present in the wound bed
C. When the patient remains afebrile
D. When the surrounding tissue of the wound show signs of inflammation - D
A nurse is caring for a patient who has a pressure ulcer that is treated with debridement, irrigations and
moist gauze dressings. How should the nurse anticipate healing to occur?
A. Primary intention
B. Secondary Intention
C. Tertiary Intention
D. Regeneration of cells - C
The nurse is caring for a surgical patient with a dressing over the surgical wound and an order to change
the dressing. How should the nurse first proceed?
A. Change the dressing and assess the wound
B. Administer an analgesic 30-60 minutes prior to changing the dressing
C. Culture the wound if exudate is present
D. Administer and analgesic 30 minutes after the dressing change - B
A patient with a large infected wound needs negative-pressure wound therapy and asks the nurse caring
for hum how this technique works. Which statement by the nurse is accurate?
A. "Several small form pieces are packed firmly into the wound bed; solution is poured over the foam
and pressure pushes the fluid into the wound to facilitate healing"
B. "A measured foam pad is placed over the open area along with an occlusive dressing. Negative
pressure removes drainage and contracts the wound bed"
, C. "The wound bed is flooded with solution, the foam is placed around the edges of the owned bed and
pressure is used to remove the solution and wound drainage"
D. "A skin protectant is coated lightly inside the wound; several damp gauze pads with the prescribed
solution are placed in the wound, the vacuum device jremoves jthe jfluid jand jheals jthe jwound" j- jB
The jcorrect jsequence jof jstages jor jphases jof jwound jhealing jwhich jlead jto jrestoration jof jtissue
jcontinuity jis:
A. jInflammation, jreconstruction, jmaturation
B. jRepair, jremodeling, jregeneration
C. jGranulation, jcontraction, jepithelialization
D. jMigration, jinflammation, jscarring j- jA
The jtype jof jwound jhealing jseen jin jwounds jsuch jas jdecubitus julcers, jburns jand jwounds jwith jlarge
jpieces jof jskin jmissing jwhere jthere jare jno jedges jto jbe japproximated jor jsutured jis jcalled: j
A. jPrimary jintention
B. jSecondary jintention
C. jTertiary jintention j- jB
Size, jcolor, jodor, jdrainage, jedema, jheat, jgranulation jand jmore jare jimportant jfactors jwhen
j___________________ ja jwound j- jassessing
The jpurpose jof jkeeping ja jwound jsurface jclean jand j____________ jis jto jfacilitate jepithelialization jand
jcollagen jformation j- jmoist j(not jdry)
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