BSN 206 - Sherpath - Skin Integrity
and Wound Care. Implement and Take
Action; Evaluate
Which technique would the nurse use to turn a patient? - answer Position patient's body
laterally at 30 degrees.
Which statement indicates the nurse has a correct understanding of a patient's
pressure-reducing bed? - answer"The support surface may be foam or gel."
Which action would the nurse take for a patient with a hypothesis of Impaired Skin
Integrity? - answer Suggest increasing fluid intake.
Which food would the nurse suggest the patient consume to increase zinc in the diet for
wound healing? - answerFish
Which patient scenario would prompt the nurse to question a prescription for cold
therapy? - answerHas edema present
Which piece of equipment would the nurse likely obtain for a patient who has a
prescription for therapy that is primarily heat only? - answerSitz bath
Which cue alerts the nurse that a patient receiving cold therapy is improving? -
answerRelief from muscle spasms
Which parameters would the nurse include when charting about a patient's warm
compress on the left leg?
Select all that apply. - answerType of therapy
Length of therapy
Type of drainage
Which statement indicates the nurse has a correct understanding about the different
types of patient dressings? - answer"I will avoid using hydrocolloids for infected
wounds."
Match the type of wrap the nurse would use for each injured body part. -
answerExtremities
Spiral
Joints
and Wound Care. Implement and Take
Action; Evaluate
Which technique would the nurse use to turn a patient? - answer Position patient's body
laterally at 30 degrees.
Which statement indicates the nurse has a correct understanding of a patient's
pressure-reducing bed? - answer"The support surface may be foam or gel."
Which action would the nurse take for a patient with a hypothesis of Impaired Skin
Integrity? - answer Suggest increasing fluid intake.
Which food would the nurse suggest the patient consume to increase zinc in the diet for
wound healing? - answerFish
Which patient scenario would prompt the nurse to question a prescription for cold
therapy? - answerHas edema present
Which piece of equipment would the nurse likely obtain for a patient who has a
prescription for therapy that is primarily heat only? - answerSitz bath
Which cue alerts the nurse that a patient receiving cold therapy is improving? -
answerRelief from muscle spasms
Which parameters would the nurse include when charting about a patient's warm
compress on the left leg?
Select all that apply. - answerType of therapy
Length of therapy
Type of drainage
Which statement indicates the nurse has a correct understanding about the different
types of patient dressings? - answer"I will avoid using hydrocolloids for infected
wounds."
Match the type of wrap the nurse would use for each injured body part. -
answerExtremities
Spiral
Joints
