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Skin Integrity and Wound Healing Flashcards

1
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** The nurse is caring for a client in the hospital. Which type of skin-related issue is most prevalent in healthcare?

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pressure ulcer formation

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2
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Function of melanin and sebum

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protection

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3
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Ways skin promotes thermoregulation

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sweating

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lifespan changes for skin: babies

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reduced ability to thermoregulate

more susceptible to rashes, blistering, chafing

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5
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lifespan changes for skin: toddler/preschool

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sunscreen

injuries from playing

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lifespan changes for skin: school/ adolescent

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  • lice, scabies, impetigo
  • acne
  • sunscreen
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lifespan changes for skin: adult/older adult

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  • dry skin more common
  • wrinkling and poor skin turgor
  • slower healing
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health related factors that can damage skin

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  • nutrition
  • circulation
  • allergy or infection
  • abnormal growth rate
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9
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mechanical forces that can damage skin

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  • pressure
  • friction
  • shear
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10
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injury, such as knife, gunshot, burn, or surgical incision; heals within 6 weeks

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acute wound

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wound that persists beyond usual healing time (>6 mo) or recurs without new injury to the area

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chronic

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12
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break present in the skin; tissue damage present

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open

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13
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no break seen in the skin, but soft tissue damage evident

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closed

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14
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closed surgical wound that did not enter GI, respiratory, or genitourinary tract

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clean

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15
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wound entering GI, respiratory, or genitourinary systems; infection risk

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clean/contaminated

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Open, traumatic wound; surgical wound with break in sepsis; high infection risk

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contaminated

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17
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Wound site with pathogens present; signs of infection

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infected

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18
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pressure ulcer with sloughing, eschar, potential tunneling. bone/tendon/muscle NOT exposed

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stage III

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19
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pressure ulcer that’s blanchable

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stage I

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20
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pressure ulcer that exposes bone/tendon/muscle

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stage IV

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21
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pressure ulcer that’s partial-thickness loss of dermis

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stage II

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22
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stage of a full-thickness wound that doesn’t extend to the bone, tendon, or muscle. The wound tunnels and has some sloughing. What stage?

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stage III

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23
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Measures to prevent pressure ulcers

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  • repositioning and turning
  • lift rather than drag patients when pulling up in bed
  • specialty mattress/bed
  • protective creams or lotions
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24
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immediate phase of wound healing

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hemostasis: vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, clot formation

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25
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up to day three of wound healing

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inflammatory phase: vasodilation, phagocytosis

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26
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day 4-21 of wound healing

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proliferative phase:

  • partial thickness - epithelialization
  • full thickness - granulation/contracture
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27
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21 days to 2 years of wound healing

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maturation (full thickness only)

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28
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small spot, like freckle or peticheae

29
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larger than macule, like vitiligo

30
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clean incision, early suture, hairline scar

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primary intention

31
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gaping irregular wound, granulation, epithelium grows over

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secondary intention (contraction and epithelialization)

32
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wound, granulation, closure with wide scar

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tertiary intension (delayed closure)

33
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measures to keep wound edges close together

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  • binder
  • steri-strips
  • sutures, staples, clips
  • cyanoacrylate glue
  • elastic wraps, bandages, stretch netting
34
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purulent drainage, inflamed incisional area, fever, elevated leukocyte count

35
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partial or total disruption in wound edges, the wound opens up

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dehiscence

36
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protrusion of viscera through wound opening (inside goes outside)

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evisceration

37
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passage between two areas that don’t normally connect

38
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elements to assess with wound

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  • type/location/size/ classification/base
  • drainage
  • undermining or tunneling
  • infection or pain
  • if connect to a drain, measure output and confirm it’s working
39
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bloody drainage

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sanguinous

40
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pale pink-yellow drainage

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serosanguinous

41
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pale yellow, watery (like fluid from a blister) drainage

42
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tube placed in wound, no suction

43
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drain with suction present and bloody cavity

44
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drain with bulb – gentle suction when bulb is compressed and released

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Jackson Pratt (JP)

45
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Who should remove a surgical dressing

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surgeon first! they’ll write orders

46
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dressing designed to be placed inside wound

47
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dressing made of woven cotton material. Nonocclusive

48
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dressing contains ionic silver – either immediate or controlled release of silver into the wound bed

49
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pad of compressed foam with moderate absorptive capacity

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polyurethane foam

50
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type of dressing over IV site

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transparent

51
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dressing with sodium carboxymethylcellulose fibers

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hydrofiber dressing

52
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water-resistant gel-like dressing

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hydrocolloid wafer

53
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which type of wound product requires a doctor’s order

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silver

All of them except transparent when you’re in a hospital, but silver is never available OTC

54
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When would a wound involve packing or filling?

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If tunneling or undermining are present

55
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wound therapy with hydrophobic sponge, negative pressure machine, transparent dressing

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negative pressure wound therapy (wound vac)

56
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type of debridement not done by nurses

57
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debridement using a chemical product to break down debris

58
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debridement that’s occlusive or hydrogel, debris gets eroded then irrigated with saline

59
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debridement with wet-to-dry dressing

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mechanical

60
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heat or cold: promotes healing and suppuration

61
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heat or cold: controls bleeding

62
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diet to promote wound healing

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high in protein, vitamin A, C, E, zinc, water, arginine, carbs, fats

63
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problematic meds for wound healing

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blood thinners (anticoagulants), chemo, corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants

64
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lifestyle choice that impairs wound healing

65
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stage this wound

66
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stage this wound

67
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stage this wound

68
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stage this wound

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