NUR150 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers
Used to treat inflammatory responses- decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain, and
decreases blood flow to the area.
Cold and Heat Therapy
when is cold and heat therapy recommended for an injury
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
LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to
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
every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device
numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place
15 to 20 minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device
mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
,what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device
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
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
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
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
LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care
prevention and treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient
every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound
every 2 hours at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer
, nurse
how do you properly label a specimen
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
inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of
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
shearing force
the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what
friction
what are the 2 mechanical factors that play a common role in the development of
pressure ulcers
shearing force and friction
which patients are at risk for pressure ulcers
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
blanching the area
Used to treat inflammatory responses- decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain, and
decreases blood flow to the area.
Cold and Heat Therapy
when is cold and heat therapy recommended for an injury
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
LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to
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
every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device
numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place
15 to 20 minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device
mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
,what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device
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
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
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
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
LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care
prevention and treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient
every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound
every 2 hours at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer
, nurse
how do you properly label a specimen
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
inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of
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
shearing force
the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what
friction
what are the 2 mechanical factors that play a common role in the development of
pressure ulcers
shearing force and friction
which patients are at risk for pressure ulcers
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
blanching the area
