Exam 35: Skin Integrity Wound Healing

The nurse will know that the plan of care for the diabetic client with severe peripheral neuropathy is effective if the client:

The nurse understands that the client who takes antihypertensive medications is at risk for compromised skin integrity and poor wound healing. What is the rationale for that understanding?

The nurse is preparing to perform a dressing change on the client who has a wound. The nurse notes this is a deep wound on the right hip, with tunneling at the 8 o'clock position extending 5 cm. The wound is draining large amounts of serosanguinous fluid and contains 100% red beefy tissue in the wound bed. Of the following, which would be an appropriate dressing choice?

The nurse is preparing to provide wound care to a client with many open wounds. Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate method for dressing changes of multiple open wounds that require treatment?

The nurse working in the emergency department is preparing heat therapy for one of the clients in the unit. Which one is it most likely to be?

The nurse is reviewing the client's surgical report and notes that the client has a history of evisceration. The nurse researches the differences between dehiscence and evisceration. Which of the following describes the difference between dehiscence and evisceration?

The nurse recognizes that pressure ulcers are directly caused by which of the following conditions at the site?