Foundations of Nursing, 8th Edition Surgical Wound Care COOPER TEST BANK,100% CORRECT

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is instructing a patient who has a drain in a surgical wound. How will the nurse indicate that the wound will heal? a. Primary intention b. Secondary intention c. Tertiary intention d. Deliberate intention ANS: C When wounds are kept open by a drain, they heal by tertiary intention. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 616 OBJ: 4 TOP: Tertiary intention KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 2. What technique will the nurse implement to assist the postoperative patient to cough? a. Support the patient’s back. b. Offer an antitussive. c. Splint the abdomen with a pillow. d. Lean patient against the bedside table. ANS: C To assist a postoperative patient to cough, splinting the abdomen with pillow, hands, or a towel roll is helpful to relieve stress on the suture line. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 617 OBJ: 8 TOP: Suture lines KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 3. The day following surgery, the nurse notes bloody drainage on the dressing. How will the nurse describe this drainage when documenting? a. Serosanguineous b. Sanguineous c. Serous d. Purulent ANS: B The term sanguineous means bloody. It is indicative of active bleeding. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 619 OBJ: 1 TOP: Drainage KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 4. What is the advantage of an occlusive dressing? a. Allows air to the incision. b. Keeps the incision moist. c. Delays epithelialization. NURSINGTB.COM Foundations of Nursing 8th Edition Cooper Test Bank . NU RS IN GT B.CO M d. Does not have to be changed. ANS: B Occlusive dressings keep the incision moist and increase epithelialization. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 620 OBJ: 7 TOP: Occlusive dressings KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 5. 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? a. Call the RN. b. Gently remove the gauze with sterile forceps. c. Cover with occlusive dressing. d. Moisten the dressing with sterile water. ANS: D When a dressing has adhered to the wound, the nurse may moisten the dressing with sterile water or sterile normal saline to loosen it. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 621 OBJ: 7 TOP: Dry dressings KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 6. 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? a. 2.5 in b. 6 in c. 12 in d. 18 in ANS: C When wound irrigation is done at home with a handheld showerhead, the showerhead should be held approximately 12 in from the wound. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 628 OBJ: 11 TOP: Wound irrigation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 7. The nurse is irrigating a leg wound of a patient on the trauma unit. Where should the nurse direct the flow of the irrigant? a. From the area of least contamination to the area of most contamination b. Forcefully into the wound c. Gently over the skin into the wound d. From a distance of about 12 in ANS: A The irrigant should flow from the least contaminated area to the most contaminated area to prevent microorganisms from entering the wound. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 625 OBJ: 11 TOP: Wound irrigation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity NURSINGTB.COM Foundations of Nursing 8th Edition Cooper Test Bank NU RS IN GT B.CO M 8. The nurse observes a loop of bowel protruding from the surgical incision. What is the first intervention the nurse should implement? a. Call the RN. b. Cover the bowel with a sterile saline dressing. c. Turn the patient to the side of the evisceration. d. Raise the patient up to a high Fowler’s position. ANS: B Although the RN must be notified, covering the loop of the bowel takes priority. The patient may be raised to a semi-Fowler’s position to relieve strain on the suture line. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 632 OBJ: 8 TOP: Evisceration KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 9. The nurse is removing every other staple from a surgical wound, which has been closed with 15 staples. The wound begins to separate after removal of 3 of the 15. What nursing action should be implemented? a. Remove 7 more alternate staples and securely tape with Steri-Strips. b. Cover with moist dressing and apply a binder. c. Continue to remove staples as ordered because this is an expected outcome. d. Leave the 12 staples in place and record the separation. ANS: D If the wound separates during the removal of staples, cease the removal, cover with a dry dressing, and record the separation. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 629 | 630 OBJ: 9 TOP: Staple removal KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 10. The health care provider has not ordered a dressing change for a draining wound on a patient in an acute care setting. How should the nurse assess the amount of drainage? a. Weigh the patient to estimate the weight of the saturated dressing. b. Reinforce the dressing. c. Circle and date the outline of the exudate on the dressing. d. Count each dressing as 1 mL of drainage. ANS: C Without an order to change the dressing, the drainage should be circled and dated. Should the dressing become saturated, the dressing can be reinforced but the exudate should still be circled. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 633 OBJ: 7 TOP: Draining wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 11. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies wounds according to the amount of contamination. What is the classification for an uninfected surgical wound with less than a 5% chance of becoming infected postoperatively? a. Dirty wound NURSINGTB.COM Foundations of Nursing 8th Edition Cooper Test Bank NU RS IN GT B.CO M b. Clean-contaminated wound c. Contaminated wound d. Clean wound ANS: D A clean wound is an uninfected surgical wound with less than a 5% chance of becoming infected postoperatively. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 615 OBJ: 5 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A 12. Hemostasis begins as soon as the injury occurs and a clot begins to form. What is the substance in the clot that holds the wound together? a. Fibrin b. Thrombin c. Protime d. Calcium ANS: A Fibrin in the clot begins to hold the wound together. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 616 OBJ: 1 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 13. What phase is a wound in when blood and fluid flow into the vascular space and produce edema, erythema, heat, and pain? a. Healing b. Inflammatory c. Reconstruction d. Maturation ANS: B During the inflammatory phase, blood and fluid leak out of the blood vessels into the vascular space. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 633 OBJ: 1 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 14. What marked advantage does primary intention have over other phases of wound healing? a. Healing is rapid. b. Healing rarely becomes infected. c. Minimal scarring results. d. Healing is painless. ANS: C Wounds that heal by primary intention have minimal scarring. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 616 OBJ: 4 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity NURSINGTB.COM Foundations of Nursing 8th Edition Cooper Test Bank NU RS IN GT B.CO M 15. The nurse is caring for a patient during the first 24 hours following surgery. How often will the nurse assess for bleeding under the dressing? a. Every 30 minutes b. Every 60 minutes c. Every 2 to 4 hours d. Every 5 to 8 hours ANS: C The nurse inspects the dressing every 2 to 4 hours for the first 24 hours. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 619 OBJ: 6 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 16. The nurse is preparing to perform a dressing change on a patient following a total hip replacement. When should the nurse administer an analgesic drug in an attempt to promote patient comfort during the dressing change? a. After the dressing change b. At least 15 minutes before the dressing change c. At least 30 minutes before the dressing change d. At least 1 hour before the dressing change ANS: C It may help to give an analgesic at least 30 minutes before exposing the wound. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 621 OBJ: 7 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 17. The nurse informs a patient that a wet-to-dry dressing is applied wet and allowed to dry. This drying process causes it to adhere to the wound. What is the result of this intervention when the dressing is removed? a. Destruction of tissue b. Bleeding c. Mechanical débridement d. Prevention of infection ANS: C The primary purpose of a wet-to-dry dressing is to débride a wound mechanically. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 623 OBJ: 7 TOP: Wounds KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity 18. The nurse assessing a postoperative patient discovers that the pulse is rapid, blood pressure has decreased, urinary output has decreased, and the dressing is dry. What can the nurs