Which of the following is the most significant assessment parameter in a patient with a lower extremity ischemic ulcer?
Use of compression therapy to treat a venous ulcer is CONTRA…
Use of compression therapy to treat a venous ulcer is CONTRAINDICATED in a patient with:
A home-care patient has a 2 cm X 2 cm partial-thickness ther…
A home-care patient has a 2 cm X 2 cm partial-thickness thermal injury on the left lower leg. Your instructions to the patient for cleansing the burn site would include:
You are consulted to see a patient with an open midline surg…
You are consulted to see a patient with an open midline surgical incision. The periwound skin is dry with 3 or 4 isolated pustular lesions with a hair in the center Initially you suspect these lesions are due to:
Mrs. Sinclair has a healing venous ulcer with minimal exudat…
Mrs. Sinclair has a healing venous ulcer with minimal exudate and no periwound erythema. She detects a slight odor when she removes the hydrocolloid dressing. Which of the following responses would be most appropriate?
A person with arterial lower extremity ulcers will MOST like…
A person with arterial lower extremity ulcers will MOST likely have a history of which of the following?
During your teaching session with a patient with a venous le…
During your teaching session with a patient with a venous leg ulcer, which of the following interventions will you emphasize as having the most beneficial effect on the healing of their venous leg ulcer?
A 35-year old male with paraplegia is noted to have a Stage…
A 35-year old male with paraplegia is noted to have a Stage 3 pressure injury on both ischial tuberosities. He is a teacher and spends 10 hours per day in the wheelchair. Which of the following risk reduction interventions is most appropriate?
An 80 y.o. female in a nursing home has an ulcer on the righ…
An 80 y.o. female in a nursing home has an ulcer on the right trochanter that measures 6.5 x 3.5 cm with 25% eschar and 75% loose, stringy, slough. There is moderate exudate from the wound and the periwound skin is intact without erythema or induration. Of the following, which is the most expeditious form of debridement in the management of this pressure injury?
Which of the following dressings would be MOST appropriate f…
Which of the following dressings would be MOST appropriate for a shallow, dry wound?