WOUND CARE PRACTICE SET ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION
◉ Humectants.
Answer: add water to skin (i.e. urea, lactic acid, glycerin)
◉ Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD).
Answer: inflammation and erosion of the skin caused by prolonged
exposure to various sources of moisture
◉ Intertriginous Dermatitis (ITD).
Answer: a type of MASD, inflammation and skin erosion involving
body folds and friction of skin to skin
◉ Peristomal MASD (PMASD).
Answer: Inflammation and denudation of the peristomal skin
associated with effluent exposure such as urine or stool
◉ Periwound MASD (PWMASD).
Answer: inflammation and erosion of the skin around a chronic
wound associated with sustained contact of wound exudate
, ◉ Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD).
Answer: a type of MASD, inflammation caused by the prolonged
exposure to urine, feces, or dual incontinence
◉ Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (MARSI).
Answer: erythema (or other manifestation) of cutaneous
abnormality that persists 30 minutes of more after removal of
adhesive dressing or tape, types: maceration, mechanical trauma
(i.e. skin tear), tension blister, folliculitis
◉ What is the key indicator of undernutrition?.
Answer: unintended weight loss,
5% loss in body weight in 1 month or 10% loss in body weight in 6
months
◉ WOC nursing products & services.
Answer: direct assessment and management, planning, education,
cost reduction, risk reduction
◉ Iron function.
Answer: hemoglobin formation, oxygen transport, collagen
formation