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WorksheetsWoundcare
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
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
Which type of dressing is made to absorb a lot of wound fluid?
Alginate
Hydrogel
Hydrocolloid
Gauze
