Question 1

What is the most important factor in preventing and treating pressure ulcers?

Accepted Answer

A) Proper use of foam or air mattresses 
B) Proper utilization of an air-fluidized bed 
C) Frequent repositioning of the patient 
D) Proper use of a low-air-loss bed 
A) Proper use of foam or air mattresses 
B) Proper utilization of an air-fluidized bed 
C) Frequent repositioning of the patient 
D) Proper use of a low-air-loss bed

Question 2

When working with a patient who is being placed on an air mattress/overlay, the nurse should:

Accepted Answer

A) apply the preinflated overlay over the standard mattress. 
B) bring any plastic strips or flaps around the corners of the bed mattress. 
C) administer an analgesic after the patient is moved onto the mattress. 
D) keep clamps or pins attached to the sheets to keep them in place over the mattress. 
A) apply the preinflated overlay over the standard mattress. 
B) bring any plastic strips or flaps around the corners of the bed mattress. 
C) administer an analgesic after the patient is moved onto the mattress. 
D) keep clamps or pins attached to the sheets to keep them in place over the mattress.

Question 3

The patient is admitted to the unit with a stage III pressure ulcer.When the different types of support surfaces are compared, which would be most therapeutic for this patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Foam mattress 
B) Gel overlay 
C) Air-fluidized bed 
D) Air mattress 
A) Foam mattress 
B) Gel overlay 
C) Air-fluidized bed 
D) Air mattress

Question 4

The patient is admitted to the hospital.Part of the patient assessment will include: (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Use of an appropriate pressure ulcer risk scale 
B) Assessment of the patient's nutritional status 
C) Assessment of the patient's mobility status 
D) Assessment of the patient's fluid status 
E) None of above 
A) Use of an appropriate pressure ulcer risk scale 
B) Assessment of the patient's nutritional status 
C) Assessment of the patient's mobility status 
D) Assessment of the patient's fluid status 
E) None of above

Question 5

Factors that contribute to pressure ulcer formation include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Friction 
B) Shear 
C) Turning every 2 hours 
D) Malnutrition 
E) Impaired mobility 
A) Friction 
B) Shear 
C) Turning every 2 hours 
D) Malnutrition 
E) Impaired mobility

Question 6

The patient is admitted with a large stage IV pressure ulcer on his coccyx.After comparing the benefits of the following support surfaces, the nurse would choose which of the following as most appropriate for this patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Water mattress 
B) Gel overlay 
C) Foam overlay 
D) Air-fluidized bed 
A) Water mattress 
B) Gel overlay 
C) Foam overlay 
D) Air-fluidized bed

Question 7

The nurse is caring for a patient who is in an air-fluidized bed.She places the patient in semi-Fowler's position using foam wedges, even though she realizes that:

Accepted Answer

A) patients gain the greatest benefit from the prone position in an air-fluidized bed. 
B) for resuscitation, she may have to increase the air pressure of the bed to do CPR. 
C) she may have to increase the air pressure of the bed to turn the patient. 
D) the foam wedges may decrease the effects of the bed. 
A) patients gain the greatest benefit from the prone position in an air-fluidized bed. 
B) for resuscitation, she may have to increase the air pressure of the bed to do CPR. 
C) she may have to increase the air pressure of the bed to turn the patient. 
D) the foam wedges may decrease the effects of the bed.

Exam 12: Support Surfaces and Special Beds

What is the most important factor in preventing and treating pressure ulcers?

When working with a patient who is being placed on an air mattress/overlay, the nurse should:

The patient is admitted to the unit with a stage III pressure ulcer.When the different types of support surfaces are compared, which would be most therapeutic for this patient?

The patient is admitted to the hospital.Part of the patient assessment will include: (Select all that apply.)

Factors that contribute to pressure ulcer formation include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The patient is admitted with a large stage IV pressure ulcer on his coccyx.After comparing the benefits of the following support surfaces, the nurse would choose which of the following as most appropriate for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is in an air-fluidized bed.She places the patient in semi-Fowler's position using foam wedges, even though she realizes that:

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