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Goals of wound assessment - answer-1. Determine etiologic factors 2. Assess systemic factors/comorbidities 3. Assess wound to determine phase of healing 4. Determine goals of topical therapy Why does hyperglycemia affect wound healing? - answer-Impairs leukocyte function and negatively impacts ...

surface area, type of tissue, volume of exudate - answer-The Pressure Ulcer Tool for Healing (PUSH) tools is based on what three characteristics of a wound? autolytic - answer-Severe neutropenia (<500) is a contraindication for __________________ debridement. MRI - answer-An ___________ is th...

Wound Care Exam 1 (1st half) Skin Facts - answer--Size: 2 square meters -Weight: 15% TBW -Recieves 1/3 of total circulation. -Largest Organ Skin Functions - answer--Thermoregulation -Protection -Immunity -Sensation -Metabolism -Communication Epidermal Appendages (Skin) - answer--Nails -H...

what are 6 risk factor components of Braden Scale for pressure ulcer? - answer-sensory perception, moisture, mobility, activity, nutrition, and shear/friction What is the name of the organization that developed the pressure ulcer staging? - answer-NPUAP (national pressure ulcer advisory panel) p...

B. Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse The wound ostomy continence nurse (WOCN) is the most important person to contact to schedule teaching sessions and follow-up care. This nurse specialist is certified in the treatment of patients who have a bowel or bladder diversion. Although team input is importa...

Which categories can the nurse use to organize and link the patient's skin integrity cues? 1. type of wound 2. type of wound bed tissue 3. type of infection 4. unexpected assessment findings 5. unexpected lab findings - of wound 2. type of wound bed tissue 3. unexpected findings from assess...

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is in a wheelchair about measures to avoid skin breakdown. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is related to preventing skin breakdown? - answer-You should shift your weight off your buttocks at intervals throughout the day A wound, osto...

Which primary areas, if injured in the patient, would prompt the nurse to develop the hypothesis Impaired Tissue Integrity? A. Bone B. Tendon C. Muscle D. Dermis E. Epidermis - answer-Answer: A, B, C Bone, Tendon, & Muscle would all be damaged Which hypothesis would the nurse develop for an ...

what places patients at risk for pressure ulcers/impaired skin integrity - answer-pressure intensity, pressure duration, tissue tolerance, impaired sensory perception, impaired mobility, alteration in LOC, shear, friction, moisture layers of the skin - answer-epidermis, dermis (collagen) body's...

what is force acting tangentially on an area of an object? - answer-shear force skin remains stationary and the tissues below the skin (fat/muscle) are deformed or distorted is an example of: ____________ - answer-shear force what do shear stresses on a tissue do? - answer-decrease the ability to...

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the history of the WOC Nursing Specialty? a. The origin of the specialty began with a nurse who recognized the unmet needs of patients with ostomies. b. The first education programs were 8 weeks long and required the learner be in residence d...

What is WOCN Society? - answer-Wound Ostomy or Continence When was WOCN Society founded? - answer-In 1968 How many health care professionals are in WOCN society? - answer-4,800 What members are included in the WOCN? - answer-RNS, who are experts in WOC and food and nail care Who are WOC Nurses?...

Wound Care WOCN TEWL - answer-Transepidermal water loss What is the most common type of skin cancer? - answer-basal cell carcinoma (BCC) How does basal cell carcinoma present? - answer-"pearl like" translucent papule with central ulceration What is the second most common type of skin cancer? ...

Which cells located in the dermis produce collagen (dermal building blocks) and elastin (tensile strength)? Select one: a. Leukotrienes. b. Mast cells. c. Macrophages. d. Fibroblasts. - answer-d. Fibroblasts. Fibroblasts' main function is to make connective tissue and the extracellular matri...