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What is the first line of defense against microorganisms?

Intact skin

Which type of wound is similar to a bruise and is closed?

Contusion

What is necessary to maintain cell life and resistance to injury?

Adequate circulation

Which type of ulcers are related to pressure?

Pressure ulcers Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for normal body response to injury?

Adequate blood supply Signup and view all the answers

Which factor affects resistance to injury?

Amount of underlying tissues Signup and view all the answers

What promotes normal healing when the wound is free of foreign material?

Proper nutrition Signup and view all the answers

What type of wound is caused by a sharp object?

Puncture Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of wound healing involves immediate constriction of blood vessels and the beginning of blood clotting?

Hemostasis Signup and view all the answers

Which action should be taken to prevent pressure injuries?

Assess at risk patients daily Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of maintaining higher humidity and using moisturizers in preventing pressure injuries?

To maintain skin moisture Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of applying heat for pressure injuries?

Increases tissue metabolism Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wound dressing adds moisture?

Those that add moisture Signup and view all the answers

What should be done when changing a dressing?

Prepare the patient and ask about pain beforehand Signup and view all the answers

Which type of drainage system is a closed system?

Hemovac drain Signup and view all the answers

What are the effects of applying cold in the first 72 hours after an injury?

Reduces muscle tension Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect the response to hot and cold treatments?

Duration of application and patient's age Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of minimizing skin injury from friction or shearing in preventing pressure injuries?

Reducing blood viscosity and increasing capillary permeability Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is essential for normal body response to injury?

Adequate circulation Signup and view all the answers

What type of ulcers are related to pressure?

Pressure ulcers Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of minimizing skin injury from friction or shearing in preventing pressure injuries?

Prevention of pressure ulcers Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary to maintain cell life and resistance to injury?

Adequate circulation Signup and view all the answers

What promotes normal healing when the wound is free of foreign material?

Adequate blood supply Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cleansing the skin routinely to prevent pressure injuries?

To prevent prolonged exposure to feces or urine Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of applying heat for pressure injuries?

Dilates peripheral blood vessels Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of maintaining higher humidity and using moisturizers in preventing pressure injuries?

To minimize skin injury from friction or shearing Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary to maintain cell life and resistance to injury?

Proper positioning and turning Signup and view all the answers

What promotes normal healing when the wound is free of foreign material?

Improving mobility and activity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of wound dressing maintains moisture?

Hydrocolloid dressing Signup and view all the answers

What promotes comfort when applying cold within the first 72 hours after an injury?

Reduces muscle tension Signup and view all the answers

Which factor affects the response to hot and cold treatments?

Patient's age and physical condition Signup and view all the answers

What type of drainage system is a Jackson-Pratt drain?

Closed system Signup and view all the answers

What is the first phase of wound healing?

Hemostasis Phase Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of wound healing involves the formation of a foundation for scar tissue development?

Proliferation Phase Signup and view all the answers

What are the risks for pressure injury development?

Protein–calorie malnutrition and immobility Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of pressure injuries involves full-thickness skin and tissue loss but not involving underlying fascia?

Stage 3 Signup and view all the answers

What components should be focused on in health history for wounds?

Recent changes in skin and activity/mobility Signup and view all the answers

When should skin assessment be done in acute care settings?

Every shift Signup and view all the answers

What should be considered in wound assessment related to drainage?

Odor of the wound Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of applying heat for pressure injuries?

Reduces inflammation and decreases pain Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the first line of defense against microorganisms?

Which type of wound is similar to a bruise and is closed?

What is necessary to maintain cell life and resistance to injury?

Which type of ulcers are related to pressure?

What is essential for normal body response to injury?

Which factor affects resistance to injury?

What promotes normal healing when the wound is free of foreign material?

What type of wound is caused by a sharp object?

Which phase of wound healing involves immediate constriction of blood vessels and the beginning of blood clotting?

Which action should be taken to prevent pressure injuries?

What is the purpose of maintaining higher humidity and using moisturizers in preventing pressure injuries?

What is the effect of applying heat for pressure injuries?

Which type of wound dressing adds moisture?

What should be done when changing a dressing?

Which type of drainage system is a closed system?

What are the effects of applying cold in the first 72 hours after an injury?

What factors affect the response to hot and cold treatments?

What is the impact of minimizing skin injury from friction or shearing in preventing pressure injuries?

Which factor is essential for normal body response to injury?

What type of ulcers are related to pressure?

What is the impact of minimizing skin injury from friction or shearing in preventing pressure injuries?

What is necessary to maintain cell life and resistance to injury?

What promotes normal healing when the wound is free of foreign material?

What is the purpose of cleansing the skin routinely to prevent pressure injuries?

What is the effect of applying heat for pressure injuries?

What is the purpose of maintaining higher humidity and using moisturizers in preventing pressure injuries?

What is necessary to maintain cell life and resistance to injury?

What promotes normal healing when the wound is free of foreign material?

Which type of wound dressing maintains moisture?

What promotes comfort when applying cold within the first 72 hours after an injury?

Which factor affects the response to hot and cold treatments?

What type of drainage system is a Jackson-Pratt drain?

What is the first phase of wound healing?

Which phase of wound healing involves the formation of a foundation for scar tissue development?

What are the risks for pressure injury development?

Which stage of pressure injuries involves full-thickness skin and tissue loss but not involving underlying fascia?

What components should be focused on in health history for wounds?

When should skin assessment be done in acute care settings?

What should be considered in wound assessment related to drainage?

What is the effect of applying heat for pressure injuries?

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