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NURl 201/l NUR201l Examl 1l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Medical-Surgicall
Nursingl Il Guidel |l Questionsl &l Answersl
|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Solutions)-l Fortis

QUESTION
Nursingl assessmentl forl woundl characteristics:

Answer:
-l Documentl andl reportl thel location,l size,l depth,l underminingl andl tunneling,l woundl
margins,l andl woundl base
-l Assessl onl admissionl andl onl al regularl basis
-l Measurel wound



QUESTION
Woundl measurementsl arel madel in

Answer:
centimeters



QUESTION
Woundl measurementsl arel madel inl _____________.l

Thel firstl measurementl isl orientedl froml ____l __l ___,l thel secondl isl froml ____l __l
____,l andl thel thirdl isl thel _____l (ifl any).

Answer:
centimeters
headl tol toe

,sidel tol side
depth



QUESTION
Ifl therel isl anyl _________l orl __________,l thisl isl chartedl inl respectl tol al clock,l withl
12l o'clockl beingl towardl thel patient'sl ____.

Answer:
tunneling
undermining
head



QUESTION
underminingl wound

Answer:
whenl cotton-tippedl applicatorl isl placedl inl wound,l thereisl al "lip"l aroundl thel wound



QUESTION
tunnelingl wound

Answer:
whenl cottonl tippedl applicatorl isl placedl inl wound,l therel isl movement



QUESTION
Howl dol Il knowl thatl al woundl isl infected:

Answer:
woundl culture



QUESTION
FACTORSl THATl MAYl DELAYl HEALING

,Answer:
Nutritionall deficiencies
Inadequatel bloodl supply
Corticosteroids
Infection
Anemia
Smoking
Mechanicall friction
Advancedl age
Obesity
Diabetes
Poorl generall health



QUESTION
Dol wel givel antibioticsl beforel takingl woundl cultures?

Answer:
Broadl spectruml (notl al blackl orl whitel answer)l butl onl NCLEXl NOl WEl DON'T.

Culturel woundl priorl tol initiationl ofl antibioticsl ifl signsl orl symptomsl ofl infectionl arel
present.



QUESTION
Nursingl Implementation
Woundl managementl andl typel ofl dressingl dependsl on

Answer:
Type,l extent,l andl characterl ofl wound
Phasel ofl healing



QUESTION
Nursingl Implementation:l
Purposesl ofl woundl management

, Answer:
Protectingl al cleanl wound
Cleaningl al woundl withl dirtl orl debris
Treatingl infection



QUESTION
Woundl cleaning

Answer:
-l Closurel devices

-l Dressings:l Keepl woundl surfacel cleanl andl slightlyl moistl isl optimall tol promotel
epithelialization
-l Topicall antimicrobials:l usel cautiouslyl tol avoidl damagingl epitheliall tissue
-l Drains:l removel fluid



QUESTION
Jackson-Prattl drain

Answer:
drainagel systeml thatl usesl al compressedl bulb,l appliesl slightl suctionl withinl thel wound



QUESTION
Cleaningl contaminatedl wounds

Answer:
-l Mustl bel cleanl forl healingl tol occur
-l Debridementl mayl bel necessary
-Surgical,l mechanical,l autolytic,l orl enzymati
-l Absorptivel orl hydrocolloidl dressingl mayl bel used



QUESTION
Woundl carel treatments
Negative-pressurel woundl therapyl (NPWT)

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