Woundcare

A patient’s wound is red, warm, and producing pus. What is the most likely cause?

• Healthy healing process

• Allergy to the dressing

• Infection

• Dehydration

All wounds should always be kept completely dry to prevent infection.

• True

• False

What is the primary purpose of wound dressing?

• To make the wound look clean

• To stop all bleeding immediately

• To avoid patient discomfort

• To protect the wound and promote healing

Pressure ulcers (decubitus) can only develop in bedridden patients.

• True

• False

While changing a dressing, you drop sterile gauze on the floor. What should you do?

• Use it quickly before it gets more contaminated

• Put it back on the sterile field

• Discard it and get a new sterile gauze

• Shake off the dust and reuse

Hand hygiene is only necessary after wound care, not before.

• True

• False

Which is the best description of “debridement”?

• Closing the wound

• Removing dead tissue from the wound

• Measuring wound size

• Cleaning the wound

Which is the best first step in assessing a chronic wound?

• Estimate wound size

• Document wound color, exudate, and odor

• Check for infection signs

• Review patient history, underlying problems, and medications

A wound with exposed bone is automatically classified as a Stage 4 pressure injury.

• True

• False

In a wound assessment, “undermining” refers to:

• Wound edges curling upward

• Tissue destruction under intact skin

• New skin growth at the edges

• The process of removing dead tissue