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NUR 326 AH Exam 1 Spring
2023 ASU Murphy –
Questions & Answers
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Provide appropriate nursing and collaborative interventions to promote optimal tissue integrity
-Primary Prevention:
-Skin hygiene
-Adequate nutrition and hydration
-Avoidance of excessive sun exposure
-Burn safety precautions
-Dermal ulcer prevention
-Activity restriction
-Pressure ulcers→ inspect skin daily, minimize pressure (change positions), manage moisture
(incontinence care, linens, baths, lotion not over bony prominences)
-Pharmacotherapy
-Phototherapy
-Surgery
-Wound care
-Nutritional support
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Describe the clinical manifestations, collaborative care, of peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the
lower extremities
PAD has strong correlation to CVD and is a marker of advanced systemic atherosclerosis
Manifestations→ paresthesia, thin/shiny/taut skin, loss of hair on lower legs, diminished or absent
pedal pulses/popliteal/femoral, intermittent claudication, pallor of foot with leg elevation, reactive
hyperemia (redness) of foot in dependent position (dependent rubor), rest pain
-Tips of toes/foot/lateral malleolus, rounded & smooth, looks "punched out," minimal drainage "dry,"
black eschar or pale pink granulation
Care→ diet modification, cessation of smoking, wt management, hygiene, BP control, BG regulation,
coagulation, cardiovascular and pulmonary support, surgery (debridement, angioplasty, bypass),
keep in dependent position
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