NDNQI PRESSURE INJURY TRAINING MODULE 4
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Section 1: Fundamentals and Staging (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the primary definition of a pressure injury?
A) A skin tear caused by friction
B) Localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue, usually over a
bony prominence
C) A burn from prolonged heat exposure
D) An allergic reaction to adhesives
Answer: B) Localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue,
usually over a bony prominence
2. Which two primary factors contribute to the development of a pressure
injury?
A) Infection and Fever
B) Intensity of Pressure and Duration of Pressure
C) Dehydration and Malnutrition
D) Age and Gender
Answer: B) Intensity of Pressure and Duration of Pressure
3. A Stage 1 pressure injury is characterized by:
A) Full-thickness skin loss
B) Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
C) Exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
D) A blister
Answer: B) Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
4. In a Stage 2 pressure injury, what layer of the skin is lost?
A) Subcutaneous fat
B) Muscle
C) Epidermis and/or dermis
, D) Full-thickness skin
Answer: C) Epidermis and/or dermis
5. A Stage 3 pressure injury involves:
A) Only the epidermis
B) Full-thickness skin loss with visible adipose (fat) tissue
C) Exposed bone, tendon, or ligament
D) Non-blanchable erythema
Answer: B) Full-thickness skin loss with visible adipose (fat) tissue
6. A Stage 4 pressure injury is defined by:
A) Partial-thickness skin loss
B) Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed fascia, muscle, tendon,
ligament, cartilage, or bone
C) An abrasion from friction
D) An unstageable injury due to slough
Answer: B) Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed fascia,
muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, or bone
7. An Unstageable pressure injury is:
A) A Stage 1 injury
B) An injury where the stage cannot be determined because it is obscured by
slough or eschar
C) An injury caused by medical devices
D) A superficial moisture-associated skin damage
Answer: B) An injury where the stage cannot be determined because it
is obscured by slough or eschar
8. A Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (DTPI) presents as:
A) A shallow open ulcer
B) Intact or non-intact skin with localized purple or maroon discoloration
C) A clean, granulating wound
D) Blanchable erythema
Answer: B) Intact or non-intact skin with localized purple or maroon
discoloration
, 9. Which pressure injury stage is considered "partial-thickness"?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4
Answer: B) Stage 2
10.Blanchable erythema is a sign of:
A) Irreversible tissue damage
B) Normal reactive hyperemia that resolves when pressure is relieved
C) A Stage 4 pressure injury
D) A Deep Tissue Pressure Injury
Answer: B) Normal reactive hyperemia that resolves when pressure is
relieved
11.Slough in a wound appears as:
A) Black, hardened necrotic tissue
B) Yellow, tan, or gray stringy or adherent devitalized tissue
C) Red, bumpy tissue
D) Pink, epithelial tissue
Answer: B) Yellow, tan, or gray stringy or adherent devitalized tissue
12.Eschar in a wound is characterized as:
A) Moist, yellow tissue
B) Black or brown hardened, leathery necrotic tissue
C) New, fragile blood vessels
D) Purple discoloration
Answer: B) Black or brown hardened, leathery necrotic tissue
13.Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries:
A) Only occur from oxygen tubing
B) Result from the use of devices designed and applied for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes
C) Should not be staged
D) Are always preventable
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025 – VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
Section 1: Fundamentals and Staging (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the primary definition of a pressure injury?
A) A skin tear caused by friction
B) Localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue, usually over a
bony prominence
C) A burn from prolonged heat exposure
D) An allergic reaction to adhesives
Answer: B) Localized damage to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue,
usually over a bony prominence
2. Which two primary factors contribute to the development of a pressure
injury?
A) Infection and Fever
B) Intensity of Pressure and Duration of Pressure
C) Dehydration and Malnutrition
D) Age and Gender
Answer: B) Intensity of Pressure and Duration of Pressure
3. A Stage 1 pressure injury is characterized by:
A) Full-thickness skin loss
B) Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
C) Exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
D) A blister
Answer: B) Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
4. In a Stage 2 pressure injury, what layer of the skin is lost?
A) Subcutaneous fat
B) Muscle
C) Epidermis and/or dermis
, D) Full-thickness skin
Answer: C) Epidermis and/or dermis
5. A Stage 3 pressure injury involves:
A) Only the epidermis
B) Full-thickness skin loss with visible adipose (fat) tissue
C) Exposed bone, tendon, or ligament
D) Non-blanchable erythema
Answer: B) Full-thickness skin loss with visible adipose (fat) tissue
6. A Stage 4 pressure injury is defined by:
A) Partial-thickness skin loss
B) Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed fascia, muscle, tendon,
ligament, cartilage, or bone
C) An abrasion from friction
D) An unstageable injury due to slough
Answer: B) Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed fascia,
muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, or bone
7. An Unstageable pressure injury is:
A) A Stage 1 injury
B) An injury where the stage cannot be determined because it is obscured by
slough or eschar
C) An injury caused by medical devices
D) A superficial moisture-associated skin damage
Answer: B) An injury where the stage cannot be determined because it
is obscured by slough or eschar
8. A Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (DTPI) presents as:
A) A shallow open ulcer
B) Intact or non-intact skin with localized purple or maroon discoloration
C) A clean, granulating wound
D) Blanchable erythema
Answer: B) Intact or non-intact skin with localized purple or maroon
discoloration
, 9. Which pressure injury stage is considered "partial-thickness"?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4
Answer: B) Stage 2
10.Blanchable erythema is a sign of:
A) Irreversible tissue damage
B) Normal reactive hyperemia that resolves when pressure is relieved
C) A Stage 4 pressure injury
D) A Deep Tissue Pressure Injury
Answer: B) Normal reactive hyperemia that resolves when pressure is
relieved
11.Slough in a wound appears as:
A) Black, hardened necrotic tissue
B) Yellow, tan, or gray stringy or adherent devitalized tissue
C) Red, bumpy tissue
D) Pink, epithelial tissue
Answer: B) Yellow, tan, or gray stringy or adherent devitalized tissue
12.Eschar in a wound is characterized as:
A) Moist, yellow tissue
B) Black or brown hardened, leathery necrotic tissue
C) New, fragile blood vessels
D) Purple discoloration
Answer: B) Black or brown hardened, leathery necrotic tissue
13.Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries:
A) Only occur from oxygen tubing
B) Result from the use of devices designed and applied for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes
C) Should not be staged
D) Are always preventable
