Exam 40: Wound Care Management and Dressings

When assessing a patient with a hydrocolloid dressing,the nurse finds the formation of a soft,white-yellow gel that is adherent to the wound and has a very slight odour.The nurse evaluates this outcome as

Which of the following may dry gauze come impregnated with? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient who is bleeding.To control bleeding,apply a _____ dressing.

The nurse is changing a dry,woven gauze dressing when it is observed that the gauze has inadvertently stuck to the wound.What should the nurse do?

The nurse is demonstrating a dressing change to a nursing student.What key safety features should be emphasized during the process? (Select all that apply.)

The patient is brought from a construction site to the emergency department with a pipe puncturing his abdomen.The pipe is still in place.The patient is triaged and is scheduled for the operating room.What should the nurse do while waiting for the surgeon?

In caring for a patient who has an abdominal binder,it is expected that the nurse will do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

What should the nurse anticipate might happen to a patient if bleeding cannot be controlled?

The nurse is changing a film dressing over a wound that is showing a large amount of drainage.How should the nurse proceed?

The nurse would consider a dry dressing appropriate for a wound that requires which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a wound healing by primary intention that has little to no drainage.Which dressing is most appropriate for this type of wound?

Which of the following are examples of wounds that heal by secondary intention? (Select all that apply.)

How should the nurse proceed when applying a pressure bandage?

The patient has a large,deep wound on the sacral region.The nurse correctly packs the wound by

Hydrocolloid dressings are used for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Dressings serve several functions.Which of the following is a function of a dressing? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is an appropriate procedure for the nurse to implement during the application of an absorption or alginate dressing?

Which of the following tasks might be delegated to unregulated care providers (UCP)?

A __________ dressing comes in direct contact with the wound bed.

___________ healing takes place when tissue is cleanly cut and the margins are reapproximated.