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If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the healing process called? - Answer
primary
What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? - Answer purulent
Which of the following is correct management of cellulitis?
Use a tight bandage on the affected area
Do not apply heat to the affected area
Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Use a cold, dry towel on affected area - Answer Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that experiences pain during a
dressing change?
Teach patient nonpharmacological pain control methods
Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
Complete the dressing change quickly to decrease amount of time in pain
Educate patient on foods that promote healing - Answer Administer pain medications as
indicated per the MAR
Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition (true/false) - Answer true
What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high fowler's position (skin layers shift
in opposite directions)?
Shearing injury
Friction injury
Pressure injury
Traumatic injury - Answer Shearing injury
, Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours - Answer Use a mechanical lift to
reposition the patient every 2 hours
A post-op abdominal incision patient just had a bowel movement and noted a sharp pain in his
abdomen. The nurse noted his bowel protruding from the incision. What is this called?
Dehiscence
Evisceration
Laceration
Approximation - Answer Evisceration
What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an erythematous area of skin
and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
Redness
Non-blanching - Answer Blanching
Which age related change do you expect in the elderly?
Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous glands
Increased regeneration of healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa - Answer Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of infection is this?
Pathogenic infection
Opportunistic infection
Nosocomical infection
Fungal infection - Answer Opportunistic infection
What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with HIV?
Discuss the patient's support system
Call the hospital chaplain
Questions with Guaranteed Pass
Solutions Graded A+ 2025-2026.
If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the healing process called? - Answer
primary
What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? - Answer purulent
Which of the following is correct management of cellulitis?
Use a tight bandage on the affected area
Do not apply heat to the affected area
Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Use a cold, dry towel on affected area - Answer Use a warm, moist towel on affected area
Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that experiences pain during a
dressing change?
Teach patient nonpharmacological pain control methods
Administer pain medications as indicated per the MAR
Complete the dressing change quickly to decrease amount of time in pain
Educate patient on foods that promote healing - Answer Administer pain medications as
indicated per the MAR
Wound healing is negatively impacted by poor nutrition (true/false) - Answer true
What type of injury is a patient at risk for if they are in a high fowler's position (skin layers shift
in opposite directions)?
Shearing injury
Friction injury
Pressure injury
Traumatic injury - Answer Shearing injury
, Use a mechanical lift to reposition the patient every 2 hours - Answer Use a mechanical lift to
reposition the patient every 2 hours
A post-op abdominal incision patient just had a bowel movement and noted a sharp pain in his
abdomen. The nurse noted his bowel protruding from the incision. What is this called?
Dehiscence
Evisceration
Laceration
Approximation - Answer Evisceration
What is the term to describe when the nurse presses down on an erythematous area of skin
and the area becomes white?
Blanching
Warmth
Redness
Non-blanching - Answer Blanching
Which age related change do you expect in the elderly?
Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
Increased activity of the sebaceous glands
Increased regeneration of healthy skin
Loss of vernix caseosa - Answer Loss of elasticity of the dermal layer
If a patient has HIV and then develops pneumonia, what type of infection is this?
Pathogenic infection
Opportunistic infection
Nosocomical infection
Fungal infection - Answer Opportunistic infection
What is the best intervention to use for a patient just diagnosed with HIV?
Discuss the patient's support system
Call the hospital chaplain
