Cleaning Wounds Questions and
Answers 2026
AbrasionB-BAnswerAbrasion
-BcausedBbyBscrape
-Bsuperficial,BnoBdeeperBthanBepidermalBlayer
-BbleedingBminimal
PunctureB-BAnswerskinBpenetratedBbyBsharpBobject
extendBintoBtheBtissue
lacerationsB-BAnswerskin/tissueBtornBorBcutBopen
jaggedBorBirregularBedge
oftenBcontaminatedBwithBorganismsBorBdebris
dogBbites,BskinBtearsBinBelderly,BcuttingBonBaBfence
Ulcers:BDefBandBcausesB-BAnswerlocalisedBopenBsoresBorBlesions
PressureBulcers:
-B1BinB8Bpatients
-BanyBlesionBcausedBbyBunreleivedBpressure,BresultingBinBdamageBtoBunderlyingBtissue
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Bpressure,BfrictionB(anyBforceBactingBparallelBtoBskinBsurfaceBexBtooBmanyBblanketsBunderBpa
tientBrubbingBagainstBpatient'sBskin)
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Bsheering:BcomboBofBpressureBandBfrictionBexBpatientBslidingBdownBinBbed.BCanBpreventBbyB
elevatingBfootBofBtheBbedBinBadditionBtoBheadBsoBpaitentBnotBslidingBdownwards
riskBfactorsBforBpressureBulcersB-
BAnswerimmobility:BrepositionBeverB2BHOURS,BtranserBtoBchairBatBleastB1x/day
inadequateBnutrition:BelderlyBlooseBhungerBsensation
, incontinence:Bmoisture!
poorBcirculation:BespBextremities
diminishedBsensation:BDMBperipheralBneuropathy
decreasedBLOC:Bcan'tBrecognizeBorBrespondBtoBpain
age
otherBfactors:B
-BpoorBlifting,BincorrectBposition,BincorrectBapplicationBofBpressureBreducingBdevices
StageB1BpressureBulcerB-BAnswerintactBskin
non-blanchableBerythema,
StageB2BpressureBulcerB-BAnswerdamageBtoBepidermis
extendsBinto,BbutBnoBdeeperBthanBtheBdermis
StageB3BpressureBulcerB-BAnswer-
BdamageBtoBfullBthicknessBofBskin,BextendingBinto,BbutBnotBthrough,BtheBsubcutaneousBlayer
-BmayBorBmayBnotBhaveBunderminingBorBtunneling
Undermining:BlargerBunderBthanBwhatByouBcanBseeBfromBopening
Tunnelling:BchannelBdevelops,BtunnelsBintoBtheBtissue
StageB4BpressureBulcerB-BAnswer-BdamageBtoBfullBthicknessBofBskinBandBsubcutaneousBtissue
-BdamageBextendsBintoBmuscle,Bbone,BorBtendons
mayBorBmayBnotBbeBunderminingBorBtunnelling
(noteBalsoB'unstageableBpressureBulcers':Bcan'tBseeBtheBwoundBbedBdueBtoBsloughBorBnecroti
cBtissue)
BradenBscaleB-BAnswerCAtegoreis
1.BsensoryBperception
2.Bmoisture