NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SOLVED
QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE GUARANTEED TO
PASS
◉ A contaminated or traumatic wound may show signs of infection
within 24 hours. A surgical wound infection usually develops
postoperatively within 14 days. T or F. Answer: False : A
contaminated or traumatic wound may show signs of infection early,
within 2 to 3 days. A surgical wound infection usually develops
postoperatively within 4 to 5 days.
◉ Healing by primary intention is expected when the edges of a clean
surgical incision are sutured or stapled together, tissue loss is minimal
or absent, and the wound is uncontaminated by microorganisms. T or
F. Answer: True
◉ Which of the following may indicate internal hemorrhage? (Select
all that apply.). Answer: Distention or swelling of the affected body
part
A decreased blood pressure and increased pulse
A change in the type and amount of drainage from a surgical drain
, ◉ Which of the following patients has the least risk for developing a
wound infection?. Answer: A 30-year-old female who had an
episiotomy after childbirth
◉ Dehiscence
Hemorrhage
Fistula
Infection
Evisceration
A.
Protrusion of visceral organs through a wound opening
B.
Abnormal passage between two organs, chronic drainage
C.
Increased white blood cell count, fever, purulent drainage
D.
Hypotension, tachycardia, hematoma formation
E.
Partial or total separation of wound layers; patient states that it feels
like something has given way. Answer: EDBCA
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SOLVED
QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE GUARANTEED TO
PASS
◉ A contaminated or traumatic wound may show signs of infection
within 24 hours. A surgical wound infection usually develops
postoperatively within 14 days. T or F. Answer: False : A
contaminated or traumatic wound may show signs of infection early,
within 2 to 3 days. A surgical wound infection usually develops
postoperatively within 4 to 5 days.
◉ Healing by primary intention is expected when the edges of a clean
surgical incision are sutured or stapled together, tissue loss is minimal
or absent, and the wound is uncontaminated by microorganisms. T or
F. Answer: True
◉ Which of the following may indicate internal hemorrhage? (Select
all that apply.). Answer: Distention or swelling of the affected body
part
A decreased blood pressure and increased pulse
A change in the type and amount of drainage from a surgical drain
, ◉ Which of the following patients has the least risk for developing a
wound infection?. Answer: A 30-year-old female who had an
episiotomy after childbirth
◉ Dehiscence
Hemorrhage
Fistula
Infection
Evisceration
A.
Protrusion of visceral organs through a wound opening
B.
Abnormal passage between two organs, chronic drainage
C.
Increased white blood cell count, fever, purulent drainage
D.
Hypotension, tachycardia, hematoma formation
E.
Partial or total separation of wound layers; patient states that it feels
like something has given way. Answer: EDBCA
