Analyze Cues and Prioritize
Hypotheses Quiestions and Answers
2026
Which categories can the nurse use to organize and link the patient's skin integrity cues? -
AnswerType of wound
Type of wound bed tissue
Unexpected assessment findings
Unexpected laboratory findings
Which components are likely damaged when the nurse chooses the hypothesis Impaired Skin
Integrity for a patient? - AnswerDermis
Epidermis
Which hypothesis would the nurse select for a patient with a breakdown in the dermis from external
forces? - AnswerImpaired skin integrity
Which patient would the nurse see first after receiving report? - AnswerA patient with a profusely
bleeding wound
Which overall goal would the nurse develop for a patient with a leg incision? - AnswerPromote
complete healing of wound.
The nurse would use which organization's guidelines to direct care for a patient's back wound? -
AnswerAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Which expected outcome would the nurse select for a patient who has a hypothesis of Pressure
Ulcer/Injury? - AnswerPatient's Braden Scale score will stay the same or increase within 72 hours.
Which primary areas, if injured in the patient, would prompt the nurse to develop the hypothesis
Impaired Tissue Integrity? - AnswerBone
Tendon