NURB 3040 Chapter 32: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Questions With Complete Solutions
A 77-year-old man has experienced an ischemic stroke and is
now dependent for all his activities of daily living. What
intervention should his nurse prioritize in order to minimize the
patient's chance of skin breakdown? Correct Answers
Reposition the patient on a regular basis.
p.929
A client has a small wound with moderate drainage. The nurse
should apply Correct Answers Hydrophilic polyurethane
p.944
A full-thickness burn develops a leathery covering called a(an)
Correct Answers Eschar
p.932
A home care nurse is visiting a client as a part of a regular visit.
The client's four-year-daughter falls while playing and sustains
an abrasion on her knee. The nurse suggests that the client apply
a cold compress to the child's knee based on the understanding
that cold achieves which effect? Correct Answers Help in
controlling swelling
p.956
A home care nurse is visiting an older adult client. During the
visit, the client's spouse sustains a minor thermal injury when
cooking. The nurse intervenes, doing which of the following
first? Correct Answers Flush the area with copious of cool
water
, p.956
A medicalsurgical nurse is assisting a wound care nurse with the
debridement of a patient's coccyx wound. What is the primary
goal of these nurses' action? Correct Answers Removing dead
or infected tissue to promote wound healing
p.944
A nurse applies an aquathermia pad on the back of a patient with
arthritis. What is the expected action that will occur with this
application of heat? Correct Answers Dilated peripheral blood
vessels
p.989
A nurse assessing the wound healing of a patient, documents
that the wound formed a clean, straight line with little loss of
tissue. This wound healed by: Correct Answers Primary
intention
p. 923
A nurse bandages the knee of a client who has recently
undergone a knee surgery. Which of the following is the major
purpose of the bandage? Correct Answers Supports the area
around the wound
p.948
A nurse caring for a patient who has a surgical wound following
a cesarean section notes dehiscence of the wound and contacts
the surgeon. Which of the following is a finding related to this
condition? Correct Answers There is an accidental separation
of the wound
Questions With Complete Solutions
A 77-year-old man has experienced an ischemic stroke and is
now dependent for all his activities of daily living. What
intervention should his nurse prioritize in order to minimize the
patient's chance of skin breakdown? Correct Answers
Reposition the patient on a regular basis.
p.929
A client has a small wound with moderate drainage. The nurse
should apply Correct Answers Hydrophilic polyurethane
p.944
A full-thickness burn develops a leathery covering called a(an)
Correct Answers Eschar
p.932
A home care nurse is visiting a client as a part of a regular visit.
The client's four-year-daughter falls while playing and sustains
an abrasion on her knee. The nurse suggests that the client apply
a cold compress to the child's knee based on the understanding
that cold achieves which effect? Correct Answers Help in
controlling swelling
p.956
A home care nurse is visiting an older adult client. During the
visit, the client's spouse sustains a minor thermal injury when
cooking. The nurse intervenes, doing which of the following
first? Correct Answers Flush the area with copious of cool
water
, p.956
A medicalsurgical nurse is assisting a wound care nurse with the
debridement of a patient's coccyx wound. What is the primary
goal of these nurses' action? Correct Answers Removing dead
or infected tissue to promote wound healing
p.944
A nurse applies an aquathermia pad on the back of a patient with
arthritis. What is the expected action that will occur with this
application of heat? Correct Answers Dilated peripheral blood
vessels
p.989
A nurse assessing the wound healing of a patient, documents
that the wound formed a clean, straight line with little loss of
tissue. This wound healed by: Correct Answers Primary
intention
p. 923
A nurse bandages the knee of a client who has recently
undergone a knee surgery. Which of the following is the major
purpose of the bandage? Correct Answers Supports the area
around the wound
p.948
A nurse caring for a patient who has a surgical wound following
a cesarean section notes dehiscence of the wound and contacts
the surgeon. Which of the following is a finding related to this
condition? Correct Answers There is an accidental separation
of the wound
