NUR150 Exam 2 Complete Review guide 2022/2023
Used to treat inflammatory responses
- decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain, and decreases blood flow to the area.
answer- Cold and Heat Therapy
when is cold and heat therapy recommended for an injury
answer- 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
answer- LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to
answer- 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
answer- every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device
answer- numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place
answer- 15 to 20 minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device
answer- mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device
answer- 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
answer- 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
, answer- 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
answer- 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
answer- LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care
answer- prevention and treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient
answer- every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound
answer- every 2 hours at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer
answer- nurse
how do you properly label a specimen
answer- 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
answer- inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of
answer- 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
answer- shearing force
the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what
answer- friction
Used to treat inflammatory responses
- decreases edema, muscle spasms, pain, and decreases blood flow to the area.
answer- Cold and Heat Therapy
when is cold and heat therapy recommended for an injury
answer- 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
answer- LPN
where should you not apply a cold pack to
answer- 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
answer- every 5 minutes
what are common symptoms when using an electrical cooling device
answer- numbness and tingling
How long should you leave a cooling device in place
answer- 15 to 20 minutes
what are some adverse skin reactions when using a cooling device
answer- mottling, redness, burning, blistering and numbness
what should you record when using a cooling device or heating device
answer- 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
answer- 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
, answer- 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
answer- 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
answer- LPN
what is one of the nurse's highest priority of care
answer- prevention and treatment of skin impairment
how often should you reposition a chair bound patient
answer- every hour
how often should you reposition a patient that is bed bound
answer- every 2 hours at a 30 degree angle
whose responsibility is it to properly collect a culture of the pressure ulcer
answer- nurse
how do you properly label a specimen
answer- 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
answer- inside of body cavities
what are aerobic collections of
answer- 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
answer- shearing force
the rubbing of skin against another surface produces what
answer- friction
