Chapter 26 Wound Care (Nursing
Fundamentals LPN) Exam Questions and
Answers
Dehiscence - ✅✅Partial or complete separation of outer wound layers
Evisceration - ✅✅The rupturing or opening of a wound.
some organs or stomach content comes out of the wound.
Eschar - ✅✅Hard, dry, leathery dead tissue
Granulation tissue - ✅✅New tissue that grows and fills in a wound
Sinus tract - ✅✅Tunnel that develops between two cavities or between an infected cavity and the
skin's surface
Edema - ✅✅swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues
Erythema - ✅✅Redness
Necrotic - ✅✅Dead tissue
Ischemia - ✅✅Reduced blood flow
Purulent - ✅✅Containing pus
General Wounds - ✅✅Contusions.
Abrasions (scrape).
, Puncture wounds.
Penetrating wounds.
Lacerations
Other Wounds Commonly Found in Hospitalized Patients - ✅✅stasis ulcers .
sinus tracts.
surgical incisions.
Categories of Wound Contamination - ✅✅clean.
clean contaminated.
contaminated .
infected.
colonized.
Clean - ✅✅Not infected
Clean-contaminated - ✅✅Has direct contact with normal flora and potential for infection
Contaminated - ✅✅Grossly contaminated by breaking asepsis
Infected - ✅✅Infectious process established
Colonized - ✅✅High number of microorganisms present without signs of infection.
Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcer Development - ✅✅Being elderly.
Being emaciated or malnourished.
Being incontinent of bowel or bladder.
Being immobile.
Fundamentals LPN) Exam Questions and
Answers
Dehiscence - ✅✅Partial or complete separation of outer wound layers
Evisceration - ✅✅The rupturing or opening of a wound.
some organs or stomach content comes out of the wound.
Eschar - ✅✅Hard, dry, leathery dead tissue
Granulation tissue - ✅✅New tissue that grows and fills in a wound
Sinus tract - ✅✅Tunnel that develops between two cavities or between an infected cavity and the
skin's surface
Edema - ✅✅swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues
Erythema - ✅✅Redness
Necrotic - ✅✅Dead tissue
Ischemia - ✅✅Reduced blood flow
Purulent - ✅✅Containing pus
General Wounds - ✅✅Contusions.
Abrasions (scrape).
, Puncture wounds.
Penetrating wounds.
Lacerations
Other Wounds Commonly Found in Hospitalized Patients - ✅✅stasis ulcers .
sinus tracts.
surgical incisions.
Categories of Wound Contamination - ✅✅clean.
clean contaminated.
contaminated .
infected.
colonized.
Clean - ✅✅Not infected
Clean-contaminated - ✅✅Has direct contact with normal flora and potential for infection
Contaminated - ✅✅Grossly contaminated by breaking asepsis
Infected - ✅✅Infectious process established
Colonized - ✅✅High number of microorganisms present without signs of infection.
Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcer Development - ✅✅Being elderly.
Being emaciated or malnourished.
Being incontinent of bowel or bladder.
Being immobile.
