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Skin & Wound Care - Unit 6 Flashcards

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What are some skin functions?

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Protection, thermoregulation, sensation, metabolism and communication.

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What are some factors altering skin?

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Age, sun, hydration, soaps, nutritions, medications, mechanical damage, chemical factors, infectious factors, allergic factors, misc factors.

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What is induration?

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Hardened tissue.

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What are some parts of an infection?

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Erythema, edema, induration, purulent drainage, crepitis, lack of healing.

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What are some parts of inflammation?

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Erythema, edema, pain, heat and clear drainage.

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What is undermining?

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Fibrous tissue is cut - decreases tensions in the wound, frees up edges, but might cause a problem if a nerve of blood vessel is cut.

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What is a partial thickness wound?

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Shallow, painful epidermal loss and maybe has partial dermal loss.

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Full-thickness wound - what is it?

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Loss of epidermal and dermal layers, and may extend to subcutaneous or fascia, muscle, or bone.

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What are some factors impacting wound healing?

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Tissue perfusion, nutritional status, infection, immunosuppression, aging, etc.

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What are some classifications of wounds?

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Pressure ulcer, diabetic ulcer, arterial ulcer, venous status ulcer, surgical wound and traumatic wound.

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What is a primary surgical wound?

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Edges are very tight - minimum tissue loss.

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What is a secondary surgical wound?

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Edges not well approximated. Could be from trauma or a burn.

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What is a tertiary (delayed secondary) wound?

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Wound is left open until secondary can begin.

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Scar Tissue - never more than __ percent the strength it was.

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80%

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Wounds are measured in __ x __ x ___.

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LxWxD

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What is wound tunnelling?

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It’s when the wound goes down, but off to the side. So don’t just stick a swap straight down - feel around!

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What are some foreign objects in a wound?

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Sutures, staples, drains, mesh and packing.

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What are some structures in a wound?

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Bone, tendon, vein/artery, muscle, etc.

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If a bone or tendon is exposed…..the wound can still heal on its own. T/F?

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False - it will need other help!

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What is slough/necrotic tissue?

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Moist, yellowish, devitalized.

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What is eschar tissue?

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Dry, dead and thick.

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What is granulation tissue?

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Beefy red to pink.

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Epithelialization - tissue type?

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Regrowth of skin over wound.

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What is serous fluid?

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Clear/thin/watery.

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Serosanguineous - what is it?

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Clear with some blood.

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What is sanguineous fluid?

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Bloody!

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What is purulent fluid?

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Puss filled fluid.

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Periwound - maceration?

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Redness/shrinking.

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Periwound - Callous?

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Hardening/thickening of the outer layer.

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Periwound - Erythema?

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Redness.

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Periwound - Yeast?

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Fungus.

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Periwound - Intact?

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Skin is there.

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Periwound - Crepitus?

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Air/crackling around the wound.

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Pressure ulcer - what is shear?

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Caused by interplay of gravity and friction.

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Pressure ulcer - what is friction?

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Dermis and epidermis are abraided - like a sunburn!

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What can cause a pressure ulcer?

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Immobility, sensory deficits, nutrition, circulation/oxygenation, moisture, age, diseases, meds, friction, shear, surgery, etc.

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Shear - skin sticks to a surface. T/F?

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True!

38
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Dry skin is 2.5x more likely to ulcerate than healthy skin. T/F?

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True!

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Skin with too much moisture is 5x more likely to ulcerate than dry skin. T/F?

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True!

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Pressure Ulcer - Stage 1- Info

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An alteration in intact skin with a change in one of the following - skin temp, consistancy, sensation. redness appears.

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Pressure ulcer - Stage 2 - Info?

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Partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis. Superficial!

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Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer - Info?

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Full thickness loss involving change or necrosis of subcutaneous tissues! Extends to, but not through, the fascia.

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Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer - info?

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Full thickness skin loss with extensive destruction, tissue necrosis or damage to muscle, bone, or supporting structures.

44
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Only pressure ulcers are staged. And never backstage! T/F?

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True!

45
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What are some goals of topical therapy?

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Provide moist wound environment, either add/remove moisture and protect!

46
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What is hydrocolloid?

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Contains hydroactive absorbative particle - creates a gel! Impermeable to urine, stool and bacteria.

47
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What are alginates?

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Absorbative, gels in wound bed, biodegradable, but DO NOT USE on dry wounds.

48
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Semipermiable polyurethane foam?

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Can be adhesive or not, absorbs excessive exudate and is semipermeable.

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Gel Dressings - ?

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can me amorphus, sheet or impregnated gauze. These are soothing but can macerate wound edges if too wet.

50
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Silver - ?

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Comes in all modes, has a long wear time and is antimicrobial.

51
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Wound Vac - what is it?

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Provides suction! We change is every 48-72 hours - it sucks the shit out of the wound!

Nursing - 115 (35 decks)

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