Clinical Nursing Skills Chapter 38_ Wound Care and Irrigations exam with complete solutions.
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Clinical Nursing
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Clinical Nursing
A patient has a large abdominal wound, which will require irrigation and packing after discharge from the hospital. Which statement made by the patient indicates a need for further teaching related to her wound irrigation?
1 "I'll lie so the wound is vertical to the basin during the irrigation."...
Clinical Nursing Skills Chapter 38: Wound
Care and Irrigations exam with complete
solutions
A patient has a large abdominal wound, which will require irrigation and packing
after discharge from the hospital. Which statement made by the patient indicates
a need for further teaching related to her wound irrigation?
1 "I'll lie so the wound is vertical to the basin during the irrigation."
2 "I'll use slow, continuous pressure while irrigating my wound."
3 "I'll warm the irrigation solution to body temperature before I
use it."
4 "I'll irrigate the wound, starting at the bottom and moving to
the top." - ANSWER- 4
A patient tells the nurse that the health care provider said his
sutures are coming out today. Which nursing action is most impor- tant before
removing the sutures?
1 Assembling the required equipment
2 Checking that there is a health care provider's order for the
suture removal
3 Performing hand hygiene in view of the patient
4 Explaining to the patient what will be happening during the
suture removal - ANSWER- 2
A patient has an extensive abdominal wound and is to have half of
the staples removed and the incision line cleaned. Which actions should the
nurse take during the preparation and actual interaction with the patient? (Select
all that apply.)
1 Position the patient in a semi-Fowler's position.
2 Place upper tip of staple remover under staple to ease removal.
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