(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1. Mrs.mCanfieldmismintubatedmwithmhermHOBmelevatedm45mdegrees.mShemhasmamStagem3mpress
ureminjurymonmhermcoccyxmwithmundermining.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmriskmfactorsmismmos
tmresponsiblemformunderminingminmthempressureminjury?
a. Shearmfrommhavingmthemheadmofmbedmelevatedmtom45mdegrees.
b. Frictionmfrommhermturningmfrommsidemtomside.
c. Localminfectionminmthemwound.
d. Excessmmoistureminmthemwoundmbed.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mShearmfrommhavingmthemheadmofmbedmelevatedmtom45mdegr
ees.
2. Ampatientmwithmparaplegiamisminmthemwoundmclinicmtomhavemamnewmseatingmsurfacemre-
evaluated.mYoumnoticemamserousmfluidmfilledmblistermonmthemleftmheelmwhichmyoumdocumen
tmasmampressureminjuryminmwhatmStage?
a. Stagem1.
b. Stagem2.
c. Stagem3.
d. Stagem4.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mStagem2.
3. Themcaremplanmformthempatientmwithmampressuremriskmassessmentmscorem(BradenmScale)mofm
9mandmonmamtherapeuticmsupportmsurfacemshouldmalwaysminclude:
a. MaintainingmHOBmatm45mdegreesmormless.
b. Repositionmthempatientmeverym2-4mhoursmdependingmuponmtissuemtolerance.
, c. Usemanmartificialmsheepskinmundermthemcoccyxmtompreventmshear.
d. Avoidmthemusemofmabsorbentmundermpadsminmpatientsmwithmincontinence.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mRepositionmthempatientmeverym2-
4mhoursmdependingmuponmtissuemtolerance.
4. Mr.mLeemwasmfoundmlyingmatmhomemonmthemfloor.mUponmadmission,mhemhasmanmintact,mnon
blanchable,mpersistentmpurplemdiscolorationmovermthemcoccyx.mWhichmdescribesmthemclass
ificationmofmhismpressureminjury?
a. Deepmtissuempressureminjury.m
b. Stagem1mpressureminjury.
c. Unstageable.
d. Stagem3mpressureminjury.m-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mDeepmtissuempressureminjury.
5. Mr.mPetersonmlikesmthemheadmofmthembedmatm60mdegreesmduemtomshortnessmofmbreath.mWh
ichmofmthemfollowingmismconsideredmampotentialmPRIMARYmetiologicmfactorminmthemdevelop
mentmofmampressureminjurymformthismpatient?
a. Shearmforcem
b. Short-termmpressuremforce
c. Frictionmforce
d. Presencemofmammedicalmdevicem-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mShearmforce
6. WhichmareamofmthembodymismthemMOSTmdifficultmtomoffloadmusingmampressuremredistributio
nmsurface?
a. Sacrum.
b. Occiput.
c. Trochanter.
d. Heel.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mHeel.