BSN 205 Final week 8 Questions With Complete Solutions

Identify which of the following wounds would heal by secondary intention. correct answer: An open surgical wound requiring packing A full-thickness burn A pressure injury Which of the following are examples of a chronic wound? correct answer: A peripheral vascular venous stasis injury A pressure injury A wound that has healed by primary intention will have more scar formation than a wound that has healed by secondary intention. correct answer: False, Wounds that heal by secondary intention have more scar tissue formation because of the volume of tissue needed to fill the defect. The nurse enters the patient's room to answer the call light. The patient states he coughed and it felt liked "something has given way." The nurse observes the patient's abdominal wound and finds the wound edges have separated and the intestine appears to be bulging out of the incision. What complication of wound healing is the nurse seeing in the scenario above? correct answer: Evisceration The nurse enters the patient's room to answer the call light. The patient states he coughed and it felt liked "something has given way." The nurse observes the patient's abdominal wound and finds the wound edges have separated and the intestine appears to be bulging out of the incision. What should the nurse's next action be after applying sterile gloves? correct answer: Apply sterile gauze saturated with sterile normal saline.