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UPDATE 2025-2026
Cold therapy - CORRECT ANS >> decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain
Hot therapy - CORRECT ANS >> Increases circulation, blood flow
when is cold therapy recommended for an injury - CORRECT ANS >> first 24 to 48 hours
whose responsibility is it to evaluate proper application, adverse signs and symptoms
and is also responsible for the patient's safety - CORRECT ANS >> LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to - CORRECT ANS >> red or blue areas
how often should you check the skin of a patient who is using an electrical cooling
device or an electrical heating device - CORRECT ANS >> every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device - CORRECT ANS
>>
numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place - CORRECT ANS >> 15 to 20
minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device - CORRECT ANS >>
mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
,what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device - CORRECT ANS
>> what device you used, location, duration, patient response, patient teaching and
patients response to teaching
when should you immediately stop application of a cooling device - CORRECT ANS >>
areas become mottled, red or blue/purple, or if the patient Is complaining of
pain/numbness
when should you immediately stop application of a heating device - CORRECT ANS >>
skin becomes reddened and sensitive to touch, extreme warmth noted at the area, and
body part becomes painful to move
How long should you leave the heating device in place - CORRECT ANS >> 20 to 30
minutes or as prescribed
whose responsibility is it to assess skin areas prior to applications of heating and
cooling device and assess for risks - CORRECT ANS >> LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care - CORRECT ANS >> prevention and
treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient - CORRECT ANS >> every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound - CORRECT ANS >> every 2
hours at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer - CORRECT
ANS >> nurse
, how do you properly label a specimen - CORRECT ANS >> patients name, medical
record number, date of birth, date and time of collection, what the collection is for,
your name and initials. send as quickly as possible to the lab
what are anaerobic collections of - CORRECT ANS >> inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of - CORRECT ANS >> wound secretions
What occurs when the tissue layers of skin slide on each other , causing subcutaneous
blood vessels to kink or stretch resulting in an interruption of blood flow to the skin -
CORRECT ANS >> shearing force
What is the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what - CORRECT ANS >>
friction
what are the 2 mechanical factors that play a common role in the development of
pressure ulcers - CORRECT ANS >> shearing force and friction
which patients are at risk for pressure ulcers - CORRECT ANS >> chronically ill,
debilitated, older, disabled, or incontinent patients, patients with spinal cord injuries,
circulatory impairment or poor overall nutrition
how can the nurse assess a patients skin for skin impairment - CORRECT ANS >>
blanching the area
Wound Stage 1 - CORRECT ANS >> over a bony prominence , that is intact with
nonblanchable redness. Warm to touch 1hr of sitting