Wound Care/ Dressings Questions and Answers Graded A+

Wound Care/ Dressings Questions and Answers Graded A+ A nurse is caring for a client who has a heavy drainage from a moist red wound that is bleeding. Which of the following typesof dressing should the nurse select to help promote hemostasis? - Transparent - Hydrogel - Alginate - Dry gauze ALGINATE DRESSING - helps establigh homeostasis while providing a moist environment for healing/ absorbing exudate - they do not adhere to the wound, so removal is unlikely to cause further bleeding A nurse is documenting data about a deep necrotic wound on a client's left buttock. The nurse observes a yellowish-tan, soft, stringy areaof necrotic tissue formed in clumps and adhering firmly to the wound bed. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse document? - Keloid - Slough - Granulation - Eschar SLOUGH -slough is stringy necrotic tissue that appears whitish, yellowish, or tan in color and is firmly attached to the wound bed. the nurse should document this finding for the client A nurse is caring for a client who mas multiple sclerosis and a chronic nonhealing wound. The nurse should recognize that which of the following types of medications is known to delay wound healing? - tricyclic antidepressants - corticosteroids - beta blockers - anticholinergics CORTICOSTEROIDS -this medication suppress the immune system and can therefore delay wound healing A nurse is selecting dressings for a client who has full-thickness pressure injury and is experiencing considerable pain during dressing changes, despite administration of the prescribed analgesic prior to wound care. Which of the following types of dressings should the nurse select to help minimize the pain of dressing changes? - Wet-to-dry - Abdominal pads (ABD) - Dry gauze - Hydrogel HYDROGEL -the nurse should select hydrogel for this pt because it does not adhere to the wound bedand maintain moisture, which results in decreased pain A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage 4 sacral pressure injury for which the provider has prescribed mechanical debridement. Which of the following is a foam of mechanical debridement that the nurse should expect the client to receive? - Placing a transparent dressing over