NURS:2204 MODULE 1 - ADVANCED WOUND CARE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
Sterile Technique Principles:
- A sterile object remains sterile only when touched by another sterile object
- Only sterile objects may be placed on a sterile field
- A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object below a person's waist is
contaminated
- A sterile object or field becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure to air
- When a sterile surface comes in contact with a wet, contaminated surface, the sterile
object or field becomes contaminated by capillary action
- Fluid flows in the direction of gravity
- The edge of a sterile field or container are considered to be contaminated
Surgical Wound Healing: Steps
- Primary intention
- Secondary Intention
- Tertiary Intention
Wound Healing: Primary Intention
- Wound is clean with straight edges, such as in a surgical incision
- Edges can be approximated with sutures, staples, or tape
- Infection risk is low
- Healing occurs quickly with minimal scar formation
, Wound Healing: Secondary Intention
- Wound is large and irregular with considerable tissue loss
- Longer repair and healing time
- Edges not approximated
- Scar is usually large and pronounced
- Higher infection risk
Wound Healing: Tertiary Intention
- Wound left open due to possible contamination or debris, observation required
- Edges approximated as well as possible once wound is clean
Phases of Healing:
1. Inflammatory Response Phase
2. Proliferative Phase (granulation)
3. Maturation Phase Early (remodeling)
4. Maturation Phase Late (remodeling)
Inflammatory phase:
the initial phase of wound healing in which bleeding is reduced as blood vessels in the
affected area constrict
Proliferative phase:
Fibroblasts provide
increased collagen production
tensile strength
inflammation and edema
4 days-1 month
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
Sterile Technique Principles:
- A sterile object remains sterile only when touched by another sterile object
- Only sterile objects may be placed on a sterile field
- A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object below a person's waist is
contaminated
- A sterile object or field becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure to air
- When a sterile surface comes in contact with a wet, contaminated surface, the sterile
object or field becomes contaminated by capillary action
- Fluid flows in the direction of gravity
- The edge of a sterile field or container are considered to be contaminated
Surgical Wound Healing: Steps
- Primary intention
- Secondary Intention
- Tertiary Intention
Wound Healing: Primary Intention
- Wound is clean with straight edges, such as in a surgical incision
- Edges can be approximated with sutures, staples, or tape
- Infection risk is low
- Healing occurs quickly with minimal scar formation
, Wound Healing: Secondary Intention
- Wound is large and irregular with considerable tissue loss
- Longer repair and healing time
- Edges not approximated
- Scar is usually large and pronounced
- Higher infection risk
Wound Healing: Tertiary Intention
- Wound left open due to possible contamination or debris, observation required
- Edges approximated as well as possible once wound is clean
Phases of Healing:
1. Inflammatory Response Phase
2. Proliferative Phase (granulation)
3. Maturation Phase Early (remodeling)
4. Maturation Phase Late (remodeling)
Inflammatory phase:
the initial phase of wound healing in which bleeding is reduced as blood vessels in the
affected area constrict
Proliferative phase:
Fibroblasts provide
increased collagen production
tensile strength
inflammation and edema
4 days-1 month
