Chapter 41 Vocab

Question 1

avoidable pressure injury

Answer 1

pressure injury that develops from the improper use of the nursing process

Question 2

bedfast

Answer 2

confined to bed

Question 3

bony prominence

Answer 3

an area where the bone sticks out or projects from the flat surface of the body

Question 4

chairfast

Answer 4

confined to chair

Question 5

colonized

Answer 5

the presence of bacteria on the wound surface or in wound tissue, person does not have signs of an infection

Question 6

epidermal stripping

Answer 6

removing the epidermis as tape is removed

Question 7

eschar

Answer 7

thick leathery dead tissue adhered to the skin

Question 8

intact skin

Answer 8

normal skin without damage

Question 9

pressure injury

Answer 9

localized damage to the skin or soft tissue over a bony prominence

Question 10

shear

Answer 10

layers of the skin rub against eachother and skin stretches and tears

Question 11

skin breakdown

Answer 11

changes or damage to intact skin

Question 12

slough

Answer 12

dead tissue that is shed from the skin

Question 13

unavoidable pressure injury

Answer 13

pressure injury that occurs despite efforts to prevent it through proper use of the nursing process