FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2 STUDY
GUIDE HONDROS QUESTIONS &
DETAILED ANSWERS PASSED &
GRADED A+
Used to treat inflammatory responses- decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain, and decreases
blood flow to the area. - correct answer ✔✔Cold and Heat Therapy
when is cold and heat therapy recommended for an injury - correct answer ✔✔first 24 to 48
hours
whose responsibility is it to evaluate proper application, adverse signs and symptoms and is also
responsible for the patient's safety - correct answer ✔✔LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to - correct answer ✔✔red or blue areas
how often should you check the skin of a patient who is using an electrical cooling device or an
electrical heating device - correct answer ✔✔every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device - correct answer
✔✔numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place - correct answer ✔✔15 to 20 minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device - correct answer
✔✔mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
,what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device - correct answer
✔✔what device you used, location, duration, patient response, patient teaching and patients
response to teaching
when should you immediately stop application of a cooling device - correct answer ✔✔areas
become mottled, red or blue/purple, or if the patient Is complaining of pain/numbness
when should you immediately stop application of a heating device - correct answer ✔✔skin
becomes reddened and sensitive to touch, extreme warmth noted at the area, and body part
becomes painful to move
How long should you leave the heating device in place - correct answer ✔✔20 to 30 minutes or
as prescribed
whose responsibility is it to assess skin areas prior to applications of heating and cooling device
and assess for risks - correct answer ✔✔LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care - correct answer ✔✔prevention and
treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient - correct answer ✔✔every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound - correct answer ✔✔every 2 hours
at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer - correct answer
✔✔nurse
, how do you properly label a specimen - correct answer ✔✔patients name, medical record
number, date of birth, date and time of collection, what the collection is for, your name and
initials. send as quickly as possible to the lab
what are anaerobic collections of - correct answer ✔✔inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of - correct answer ✔✔wound secretions
occurs when the tissue layers of skin slide on each other , causing subcutaneous blood vessels
to kink or stretch resulting in an interruption of blood flow to the skin - correct answer
✔✔shearing force
the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what - correct answer ✔✔friction
what are the 2 mechanical factors that play a common role in the development of pressure
ulcers - correct answer ✔✔shearing force and friction
which patients are at risk for pressure ulcers - correct answer ✔✔chronically ill, debilitated,
older, disabled, or incontinent patients, patients with spinal cord injuries, circulatory
impairment or poor overall nutrition
how can the nurse assess a patients skin for skin impairment - correct answer ✔✔blanching the
area
a pressure ulcer in a localized area of skin, typically over a bony prominence , that is intact with
nonblanchable redness. Areas may be painful, firm, soft, warm or cool compared with adjacent
tissue. difficult to detect in patients with dark skin tones - correct answer ✔✔Stage 1
GUIDE HONDROS QUESTIONS &
DETAILED ANSWERS PASSED &
GRADED A+
Used to treat inflammatory responses- decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain, and decreases
blood flow to the area. - correct answer ✔✔Cold and Heat Therapy
when is cold and heat therapy recommended for an injury - correct answer ✔✔first 24 to 48
hours
whose responsibility is it to evaluate proper application, adverse signs and symptoms and is also
responsible for the patient's safety - correct answer ✔✔LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to - correct answer ✔✔red or blue areas
how often should you check the skin of a patient who is using an electrical cooling device or an
electrical heating device - correct answer ✔✔every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device - correct answer
✔✔numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place - correct answer ✔✔15 to 20 minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device - correct answer
✔✔mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
,what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device - correct answer
✔✔what device you used, location, duration, patient response, patient teaching and patients
response to teaching
when should you immediately stop application of a cooling device - correct answer ✔✔areas
become mottled, red or blue/purple, or if the patient Is complaining of pain/numbness
when should you immediately stop application of a heating device - correct answer ✔✔skin
becomes reddened and sensitive to touch, extreme warmth noted at the area, and body part
becomes painful to move
How long should you leave the heating device in place - correct answer ✔✔20 to 30 minutes or
as prescribed
whose responsibility is it to assess skin areas prior to applications of heating and cooling device
and assess for risks - correct answer ✔✔LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care - correct answer ✔✔prevention and
treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient - correct answer ✔✔every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound - correct answer ✔✔every 2 hours
at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer - correct answer
✔✔nurse
, how do you properly label a specimen - correct answer ✔✔patients name, medical record
number, date of birth, date and time of collection, what the collection is for, your name and
initials. send as quickly as possible to the lab
what are anaerobic collections of - correct answer ✔✔inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of - correct answer ✔✔wound secretions
occurs when the tissue layers of skin slide on each other , causing subcutaneous blood vessels
to kink or stretch resulting in an interruption of blood flow to the skin - correct answer
✔✔shearing force
the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what - correct answer ✔✔friction
what are the 2 mechanical factors that play a common role in the development of pressure
ulcers - correct answer ✔✔shearing force and friction
which patients are at risk for pressure ulcers - correct answer ✔✔chronically ill, debilitated,
older, disabled, or incontinent patients, patients with spinal cord injuries, circulatory
impairment or poor overall nutrition
how can the nurse assess a patients skin for skin impairment - correct answer ✔✔blanching the
area
a pressure ulcer in a localized area of skin, typically over a bony prominence , that is intact with
nonblanchable redness. Areas may be painful, firm, soft, warm or cool compared with adjacent
tissue. difficult to detect in patients with dark skin tones - correct answer ✔✔Stage 1
