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PNVN 1521 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
When do you stop CPR? Answer: The rescuer should try not to stop.
However, he or she may if:
- he or she becomes so exhausted they cannot continue
- someone of equal or greater training comes to take over
- his or her personal safety is in danger (as in the scene is not safe)
- the victim is pronounced dead by a medical doctor
What is dehiscence? Answer: partial or total separation of wound layers
What promotes wound healing? Answer: Adequate intake of protein
and Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
circulatory shock Answer: any state in which cardiac output is
insufficient to meet the body's metabolic needs
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A patient is admitted to the hospital after receiving a blow to the head.
The patient begins to show signs of shock. How should the pt be
positioned. Answer: Flat on the back.
The nurse is instructing a patient who has a drain in a surgical wound.
How will the nurse indicate that the wound will heal? Answer: Tertiary
intention
The day following surgery, the nurse notes bloody drainage on the
dressing. How will the nurse describe this drainage when documenting?
Answer: Sanguineous
What is the advantage of an occlusive dressing? Answer: Keeps the
incision moist.
When removing the dressing on a patient, the nurse discovers that the
gauze dressing has adhered to the wound. What intervention should
the nurse implement? Answer: Moisten the dressing with sterile water.
The nurse is providing instruction to a patient regarding home wound
irrigation. How far should the patient hold the handheld showerhead
from the wound when irrigating the wound? Answer: 12 in
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PNVN 1521 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
When do you stop CPR? Answer: The rescuer should try not to stop.
However, he or she may if:
- he or she becomes so exhausted they cannot continue
- someone of equal or greater training comes to take over
- his or her personal safety is in danger (as in the scene is not safe)
- the victim is pronounced dead by a medical doctor
What is dehiscence? Answer: partial or total separation of wound layers
What promotes wound healing? Answer: Adequate intake of protein
and Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
circulatory shock Answer: any state in which cardiac output is
insufficient to meet the body's metabolic needs
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A patient is admitted to the hospital after receiving a blow to the head.
The patient begins to show signs of shock. How should the pt be
positioned. Answer: Flat on the back.
The nurse is instructing a patient who has a drain in a surgical wound.
How will the nurse indicate that the wound will heal? Answer: Tertiary
intention
The day following surgery, the nurse notes bloody drainage on the
dressing. How will the nurse describe this drainage when documenting?
Answer: Sanguineous
What is the advantage of an occlusive dressing? Answer: Keeps the
incision moist.
When removing the dressing on a patient, the nurse discovers that the
gauze dressing has adhered to the wound. What intervention should
the nurse implement? Answer: Moisten the dressing with sterile water.
The nurse is providing instruction to a patient regarding home wound
irrigation. How far should the patient hold the handheld showerhead
from the wound when irrigating the wound? Answer: 12 in
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