VSIM #6 - JOSEPHINE MORROW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
The nurse is preparing to irrigate a wound. Which statement, if made by the nurse, indicates an
understanding of the procedure? - ANS "I will gently direct a stream of fluid into the wound,
keeping the syringe tip at least 1 inch from the upper tip of the wound."
The nurse is reviewing a patient's laboratory results to determine the current nutritional status.
Which of the following will negatively affect wound healing? - ANS Protein deficiency
Vitamin B excess
The nurse removes a dressing and assesses yellow, foul-smelling drainage. How would the nurse
document this finding? - ANS Purulent
Which of the following sign(s) and symptom(s) would the nurse expect in a patient with chronic
venous insufficiency? - ANS Wound exudate
Lower extremity edema
The nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. After donning sterile gloves, the nurse drops
the dressing on the bed and does not have a replacement. What is the appropriate action at this
time? - ANS Ask the patient to press the call bell to summon a co-worker to obtain another
dressing.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
The nurse is preparing to irrigate a wound. Which statement, if made by the nurse, indicates an
understanding of the procedure? - ANS "I will gently direct a stream of fluid into the wound,
keeping the syringe tip at least 1 inch from the upper tip of the wound."
The nurse is reviewing a patient's laboratory results to determine the current nutritional status.
Which of the following will negatively affect wound healing? - ANS Protein deficiency
Vitamin B excess
The nurse removes a dressing and assesses yellow, foul-smelling drainage. How would the nurse
document this finding? - ANS Purulent
Which of the following sign(s) and symptom(s) would the nurse expect in a patient with chronic
venous insufficiency? - ANS Wound exudate
Lower extremity edema
The nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. After donning sterile gloves, the nurse drops
the dressing on the bed and does not have a replacement. What is the appropriate action at this
time? - ANS Ask the patient to press the call bell to summon a co-worker to obtain another
dressing.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
