NUR 318: PrepU chapter 9: inflammation, tissue repair and wound healing – UPDATED Que…
NUR 318: PrepU chapter 9: inflammation, tissue
repair and wound healing – UPDATED Questions
with 100% Verified Answers
Science › Medicine › Nursing
Section 1: Client, Nurse, Response (Q1–Q12)
Question & Answer
Q1 A client comes into the emergency room with an animal bite to the hand. Which
intervention should the nurse anticipate?
A Wound irrigation
Q2 A client in the acute stage of inflammation will experience vasodilation of the arterioles
and congestion in the capillary beds. The nurse would assess the client's skin for:
A Redness
Q3 The rehabilitation nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a cerebrovascular
accident (CVA) with hemiplegia. The family asks the nurse if the paralysis will be
permanent. Upon which of these physiologic rationales should the nurse base the
response?
A It is likely that paralysis is permanent, as nerve cells do not normally regenerate.
Q4 While reviewing the phases of wound healing, the students note that the first cells to
arrive after the injury are the:
A neutrophils.
Q5 Which body response to an acute inflammation will the nurse assess if the client is
experiencing a systemic response?
A Fever and tachycardia
Q6 Following a severe automobile accident, a client is scheduled to have surgery to either
repair or remove his spleen, pancreas, and stomach. The client wants the organs
repaired and not removed if at all possible. However, the nursing staff understands that
extensive regeneration in parenchymal organs can only occur if:
A the residual tissue is structurally and functionally intact.
Q7 What function does hyaluronic acid (a component of the extracellular matrix) perform in
the body?
A Lubricates joints and serves as a supportive structure in the extracellular space throughout the
body.
Q8 The nurse is caring for a client whose temperature is increasing. Which other vital
sign/body response will the nurse monitor for an increase?
A Heart rate
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Question & Answer
Q9 A nurse is assessing a client for the classic signs of acute inflammation. The nurse would
assess the client for:
A Rubor, swelling, and pain
Q10 A client has presented to the emergency department after he twisted his ankle while
playing soccer. Which assessment findings are cardinal signs that the client is
experiencing inflammation? Select all that apply.
A The ankle is warmer than the unaffected ankle The client's ankle is visibly red The ankle appears to
be swollen The client is experiencing pain
Q11 After many years of cigarette smoking, a client is admitted to have a "mass" removed
from the lung. When explaining the surgery and recovery, the physician notes that the
client is likely to have a good amount of fibrosis develop at the surgical area. After the
physician leaves the room, the client asks the nurse what was meant by "fibrosis" in the
lung. The nurse bases the response on the fact that tissue repair can:
A result in replacement tissue in the form of connective (fibrous) tissue, which leads to scar formation
or fibrosis of the lung.
Q12 When caring for a client who has developed bacterial pneumonia, the nurse assesses for
which of these abnormalities that supports presence of infection?
A Leukocytosis
Section 2: Client, Nurse, Wound (Q13–Q24)
Question & Answer
Q13 The nurse caring for a postoperative client documents that the surgical incision is
healing by:
A Primary intention
Q14 A client is experiencing the early stages of an inflammatory process and develops
leukocytosis. The nurse recognizes this as a/an:
A increase in circulating neutrophils.
Q15 A client sustained an injury 3 days ago. The nurse is assessing the status of the wound
and anticipates the wound to be in which phase of healing?
A Proliferative (begins within 2 to 3 days of an injury)
Q16 When caring for a client with a wound that is healing by primary intention, the nurse
recognizes which characterization best describes this type of wound?
A Surgical incision
Q17 A client cuts herself with a sharp knife while cooking dinner. The client describes how
the wound started bleeding and had a red appearance almost immediately. The nurse
knows that in the vascular stage of acute inflammation, the vessels:
A vasodilate, causing the area to become congested and resulting in the red color and warmth.
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NUR 318: PrepU chapter 9: inflammation, tissue
repair and wound healing – UPDATED Questions
with 100% Verified Answers
Science › Medicine › Nursing
Section 1: Client, Nurse, Response (Q1–Q12)
Question & Answer
Q1 A client comes into the emergency room with an animal bite to the hand. Which
intervention should the nurse anticipate?
A Wound irrigation
Q2 A client in the acute stage of inflammation will experience vasodilation of the arterioles
and congestion in the capillary beds. The nurse would assess the client's skin for:
A Redness
Q3 The rehabilitation nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a cerebrovascular
accident (CVA) with hemiplegia. The family asks the nurse if the paralysis will be
permanent. Upon which of these physiologic rationales should the nurse base the
response?
A It is likely that paralysis is permanent, as nerve cells do not normally regenerate.
Q4 While reviewing the phases of wound healing, the students note that the first cells to
arrive after the injury are the:
A neutrophils.
Q5 Which body response to an acute inflammation will the nurse assess if the client is
experiencing a systemic response?
A Fever and tachycardia
Q6 Following a severe automobile accident, a client is scheduled to have surgery to either
repair or remove his spleen, pancreas, and stomach. The client wants the organs
repaired and not removed if at all possible. However, the nursing staff understands that
extensive regeneration in parenchymal organs can only occur if:
A the residual tissue is structurally and functionally intact.
Q7 What function does hyaluronic acid (a component of the extracellular matrix) perform in
the body?
A Lubricates joints and serves as a supportive structure in the extracellular space throughout the
body.
Q8 The nurse is caring for a client whose temperature is increasing. Which other vital
sign/body response will the nurse monitor for an increase?
A Heart rate
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, NUR 318: PrepU chapter 9: inflammation, tissue repair and wound healing – UPDATED Que…
Question & Answer
Q9 A nurse is assessing a client for the classic signs of acute inflammation. The nurse would
assess the client for:
A Rubor, swelling, and pain
Q10 A client has presented to the emergency department after he twisted his ankle while
playing soccer. Which assessment findings are cardinal signs that the client is
experiencing inflammation? Select all that apply.
A The ankle is warmer than the unaffected ankle The client's ankle is visibly red The ankle appears to
be swollen The client is experiencing pain
Q11 After many years of cigarette smoking, a client is admitted to have a "mass" removed
from the lung. When explaining the surgery and recovery, the physician notes that the
client is likely to have a good amount of fibrosis develop at the surgical area. After the
physician leaves the room, the client asks the nurse what was meant by "fibrosis" in the
lung. The nurse bases the response on the fact that tissue repair can:
A result in replacement tissue in the form of connective (fibrous) tissue, which leads to scar formation
or fibrosis of the lung.
Q12 When caring for a client who has developed bacterial pneumonia, the nurse assesses for
which of these abnormalities that supports presence of infection?
A Leukocytosis
Section 2: Client, Nurse, Wound (Q13–Q24)
Question & Answer
Q13 The nurse caring for a postoperative client documents that the surgical incision is
healing by:
A Primary intention
Q14 A client is experiencing the early stages of an inflammatory process and develops
leukocytosis. The nurse recognizes this as a/an:
A increase in circulating neutrophils.
Q15 A client sustained an injury 3 days ago. The nurse is assessing the status of the wound
and anticipates the wound to be in which phase of healing?
A Proliferative (begins within 2 to 3 days of an injury)
Q16 When caring for a client with a wound that is healing by primary intention, the nurse
recognizes which characterization best describes this type of wound?
A Surgical incision
Q17 A client cuts herself with a sharp knife while cooking dinner. The client describes how
the wound started bleeding and had a red appearance almost immediately. The nurse
knows that in the vascular stage of acute inflammation, the vessels:
A vasodilate, causing the area to become congested and resulting in the red color and warmth.
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