Fundamentals Exam 2 Flashcards
Slough
Liquified or wet dead tissue. White, yellow, light tan
Eschar
Dried dead tissue, cornified, tan brown, black
Undermining
Bigger wound than opening. Extends under the edge
Tunneling
Tracts extend out from the wound
Exudate
Drainage of pus, yellow fluid
Stage 1
Intact skin, no blanching red area usually over bony prominence
Stage 2
Shallow open ulcer with redor pink wound bed w/o slough. Partial thickness, shiny, dry, shallow ulcer. No slough or bruising.
Stage 3
SubQ fat may be seen. Slough, no exposed bone, muscle, or tendon. May have undermining or tunneling
Stage 4
Exposed bone , tendon, or muscle. May have slough, eschar, undermining or tunneling
Unstageable
Full thickness, base or wound bed covered by slough or eschar. Often includes tunneling and/or undermining
Deep tissue injury
Purple/maroon localized area of discolored skin
Moisture wound
Partial thickness, shallow craters, linear denuded skin in creases. From moisture
Wound Measurement orientation
Like clock
Length 12-6
Width 3-9
Depth- deepest from wound edge to bottom. Unable if eschar or slough
Serous Drainage
Clear fluid like in blister
Sanguineous drainage
Contains RBC’s
Serosanguineous
Combo clear with blood tint
Purulent
Contains wbc’s
Heat therapy
Dilates peripheral blood vessels
muscle tension
>pain
Cold therapy
Constricts peripheral blood vessels
>muscle spasm
Promotes numbness
Promotes comfort
HIPAA
1996 Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
SBAR
Situation-concise statement of problem
Background-brief, pertinent info.
Assessment-what found/thought
Recommendation-action requested
Acute pain
Rapid onset
Chronic pain
Longer can have breaks and exacerbations
Cutaneous pain
Superficial pain close to surface
Somatic pain
Originates in tendon, bone , muscle, ligament, blood vessel, nerves
Visceral pain
Poorly localized. Originates in thorax, cranium, abdomen