Module 19

A patient has a pressure injury on their shoulder. What is something you as the nurse can do to help.

• Leave them alone

• Soak it in water

• Put a pillow under them

• Keep them on that same shoulder

A patient has partial thickness skin loss with red viable tissue. What stage do they have.

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 1

• Unstageable

A patient is postoperative from an abdominal surgery. The doctor has ordered deep breathing exercises. What should you have the patient do before

• Have them lay back and cough very hard

• Splint the incision with a pillow

• Wait until they heal

• None of these will help

A patient comes in with a superficial burn on their foot from dropping hot water on them. What dressing would you want to use

• Hyrdrofiber

• Foams

• Film

• Hydrocolloid Dressings

A nurse is teaching how to recognize who is at risk for a pressure injury. She should include

• A The patient is malnourished

• They do not eat meat

• Someone's who walks 30 minutes a day

• The person does not like to get up early

A patient comes in complaining of frequent headaches and a sore head. You see that her hair is braided tightly. You can see that she is at risk for

• Shearing

• Friction

• Nothing

• occipital pressure injury

A nurse is caring for a patient who has a chronic wound and is not a candidate for surgical debridement. What option could the charge nurse recommend for the patient.

• All of the above

• Larva therapy

• Bromelain

• collagenase

A nurse is caring for a patient who has a small abrasion on their hand. What type of dressing should you use.

• alginate

• foams

• hydrofiber

• Hydrocolloid

A nurse is caring for a patient who has staples following a surgery. How long will the patient have these

• 7 to 14 days

• 22 to 25 days

• 4 to 7 days

• FOREVER

A nurse is caring for a patient who needs assistance with wound healing and closing of large wounds by reducing edema around the wound. What could the nurse recommend

• All of the above

• Negative pressure wound therapy

• Wound trains

• Staples