Quiz on Dressing, Bandages, and Pressure Ulcers

What are the functions of a dressing and a bandage?

• To provide support and protection to a wound

• To increase blood flow to the area

• To prevent the wound from healing

• To cause infection

What should be demonstrated when applying and removing a dressing?

• Proper application and removal techniques

• How to cause pain

• How to ignore the wound

• How to increase the wound size

What should be demonstrated when applying and removing a bandage that covers a dressing?

• Proper application and removal techniques

• How to cause pain

• How to ignore the wound

• How to increase the wound size

What is one of the objectives related to pressure ulcers?

• Assess and stage a pressure ulcer

• Ignore the pressure ulcer

• Cause a pressure ulcer

• Prevent the pressure ulcer from healing

How many tests are described to assess peripheral venous and arterial circulation?

• Four

• Two

• Six

• Eight

What should be described and demonstrated regarding girth measurement?

• Proper techniques for girth measurement

• How to ignore girth measurement

• How to cause pain during girth measurement

• How to increase girth measurement

Which of the following is a treatment approach for lymphedema?

• Compression garments

• Postural drainage positions

• Kinesiology taping

• All of the above

What should be described to understand the principles and functions of compression garments?

• How to measure the extremities for a garment

• The uses of kinesiology taping

• The immediate postoperative goals of a lower extremity amputation

• The functions of chest physical therapy

Which therapy involves demonstrating postural drainage positions?

• Chest physical therapy

• Kinesiology taping

• Compression garments

• Lower extremity amputation

What are the immediate postoperative goals related to?

• Lower extremity amputation

• Kinesiology taping

• Compression garments

• Chest physical therapy