Exam 35: Skin Integrity-Wound Healing

The nurse in the emergency department admits a patient with a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen accompanied by heavy bleeding.What type of drainage does the nurse expect to see on the dressing?

Which of the following describes the difference between dehiscence and evisceration?

Select the process(es)that occur(s)during the inflammatory phase of wound healing.Select all that apply.

Why is an accurate description of the location of a wound important? Select all that apply.

Your patient has 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 serosanguineous fluid and contains 100% red beefy tissue in the wound bed.Of the following,which would be an appropriate dressing choice?

A patient underwent abdominal surgery for a ruptured appendix.The surgeon did not surgically close the wound.The wound healing process described in this situation is:

A patient has a stage II pressure ulcer on her right buttock.The ulcer is covered with dry,yellow slough that tightly adheres to the wound.What is the best treatment the nurse could recommend for treating this wound?

Pressure ulcers are directly caused by which of the following conditions at the site?