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1
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What can wounds be classified with

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Cause, apperance, depth, length of healing

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What could be some underlying causes of wounds

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Diabetic or arterial ULCER, venous insuffficiency, PRESSURE injury, SURGERY

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What is an arterial ulcer

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Poor blood flow

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What is venous insufficiency ulcer

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Can’t get FLUID back SEEPS out leg

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What can the apperance of wounds be

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open or closed

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What are some open wounds

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Abrasion, puncture, surgical

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What can be closed wound

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Soft tissue, deep tissue, stage one pressure injury

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8
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What are the different depths of wounds

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Superfical, partial thickness, full thickness

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9
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What is skin layers are superficial

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Only epidermis

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10
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What skin layers are partical thickness

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epidermis and dermis

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11
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What skin layers are full thickness

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all the way to the sub q layers or muscle and bone

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12
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What are the lengths of wound healing

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Acute, chronic

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What is acute wound healing

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Seeing progress with the healing process

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What is chronic healthin

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Fails to progess to healing in a timely manar

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15
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What is a clean wound

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LOW risk for infection, SURGICAL incision

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What is a clean-contaminated wound

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Surgery involved a system that contained BACTERIA

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What type of wound would happen after a tonsillectomy, bladder surgery, dental work, or work on mucous membranes

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Clean contaminated wound

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18
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What is a contaminated wound

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HIGH risk for infection due to break in STERILE technique or from certain types of TRAUMA (particles, dirt)

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19
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What type of wound would be a ruptured appendix or gunshot wound

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contaminated wound

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20
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What is an infected wound

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Shows SIGNS of infection

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What type of wound would be a wound that has redness, warmth, and drainage

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Infected wound

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What is a colonized wound

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Organisms are present on the surface but
NO signs of infection

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23
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What type of wounds are MRSA and chronic wounds

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colonized wounds

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24
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What are the intentions with the would healing process

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Primary, secondary, tertiary

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What is a primary intention

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Create insicion and close it

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What is a secondary intetion

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Create insicion and leave it open

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27
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What type of intention would you use for an infected wound, or large wound

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Secondary

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28
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What is tertiary intention

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Delay closing until its clean

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29
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What type of intentsion would you use for a gunshot wound to the GI tract

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tertaiary

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30
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What are the three phases of wound healing

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inflammatroy, proliferatice, maturation

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31
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How long does the inflammatory phase last

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3 days

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32
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What happens during the inflammatory phase

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CLOT formation, DILATED vessels, CLEANING

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33
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What happens at the end of the inflammatory phase

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clean and ready to repair

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34
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What during the proliferative phase

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New GRANULATION tissue, ANGIOGENESIS

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35
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How long does the proliferative stage last

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several weeks but can be shortened with a surgically closed wound (primary)

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36
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What does angiogensis do

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COLLAGEN synthesis, CONTRACTION, EPITHELIALIZATION

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37
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What is the maturation phase

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COLLAGEN deposites scar tissue

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38
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How long can the maturation phase take

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up to a year

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39
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What happens in the maturation phase

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Scar tissue is formed

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40
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How strong is scra tissue compared to normal tissue

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80%

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41
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Is scar tissue more at risk for forming a pressure injury

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yes

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42
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What are the factors that affect wound healing

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O2, diabetes, nutrition, age, infection

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43
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Why does O2 affect wound healing

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Chronic perfusion issues lead to impaired healing

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44
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Why does diabetes affect wound healing

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Microbascular changes, THICKENING of vessels and OCCULSION of blood flow leads to less O2 which leads to delayed healing

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45
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Why does nutrition affect wound healing

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Protein, VIT C, A, zinc, copper

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46
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What does age effect wound healing

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Decreased INFLAMMATORY response and COLLAGEN synthesis

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47
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What causes wrinkles

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Decreased collagen

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48
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Why does infection affect owund healing

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Prolonged inflammatory phase, prevent epithelialization

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49
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What is dehiscence

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Partial or complete separation of tissue layers during healing process, organ are still inside

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50
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What is evisceration

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Total separation of tissuues allowing visceral organs to protrude

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51
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Why do you need to teach your pts to splint while coughing

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Can open wounds

52
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What should you do if evisceration happens

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Cover with sterile normal saline moistened gauze and call provider

53
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What is a fistula

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An abnormal connection or opening

54
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What are the two type of fistulas

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Between the skin and an organ or an organ and an organ

55
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What can certain cancers, crohn’s disease, and radiation treatment cause

A

Fistulas

56
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What should you put of bare raw skin

A

zinc oxide barrier cream

57
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What are the different types of burns

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Heat, electricity, radiation, chamical, cold, friction

58
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What type of burn has pain and blisters

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Partial thickness

59
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Whay type of burn has just pain

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superfical

60
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What type of burn has no pain

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Full thickness

61
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If burns occur over large percentage of body, what is the patient at risk for

A

Fluid and electrolyte imbalance

62
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What is the only injury we stage

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PRESSURE injuries

63
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What is best when it comes to pressure injuries

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PREVENTION, turn q2hr, HOB <30 degrees, float HEELS, WEDGES, WAFFLES, CLEAN DRY skin

64
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What is the key for stage 1 pressure injuries

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non blanchable skin

65
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What are you looking for in a wound assessment

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LOCATION, SIZE, UNDERMINING, EXUDATE, EDGES, BED, RESPONSE

66
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What should you use when describing a wounds location

A

clear anatomical terms

67
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What should you use when describing the size of a wound

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cm

68
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Which way is the length of a wound

A

heat to toe

69
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What is undermining

A

Cave like stricture

70
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What is tunneling

A

Little holes

71
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How do you measure depth in wounds

A

q-ti[s

72
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What should you note for the exudate of wounds

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Color, consistency, odor, amount

73
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How can you check exudate

A

Old dressing

74
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What should you note about hte conditions of wound edges of wounds

A

maceration or infection

75
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What is maceration

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Too wet, white, wet edges

76
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What do you want for a wound bed

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Beefy red, shiny, moist

77
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What is slough

A

yellowy, debris

78
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What is eschar

A

Dead skin

79
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What should you do for the patients response to wounds

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Pain managment, pre-medicating before changing wounds

80
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What is serous exudate

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clear, watery

81
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What is sanguneous exudate

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red, blood

82
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what is Serosanguinous exudate

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clear and red fluid

83
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What is purulent exudate

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yellow-green, infected, odor

84
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What should you do for wound cleansing and irrigation

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Normal saline, remove contaminants, not too strong, clean EVERY change

85
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What are the 5 different types of debridement

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Sharp, mechanical, enzymatic, aytolytic, biological

86
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What is sharp debridement

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Scalpel, NO NURSE

87
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What is mechanical debridement

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Wet-to-dry, DON’T DO

88
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What is enzymatic debridement

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Topical agents (santyl), SLOW but effective

89
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What is autolytic debridement

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Occlusive dressing, let’s the body do it’s thing, CONTARAINDICATED for INFECTED wounds

90
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What is biological debridemtn

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Maggots

91
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What is the ideal wound healing enviroment

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Moist and clean

92
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What can you use to manage exudate

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Drains (JP, penrose)

93
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What is an advanced wound care tool

A

Negative pressure owund therapy (wound vac)

94
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What does a wound vac do

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Remvoes excess FLUID, stabilizes wound EDGES, and STIMULATES granulation tissue, FAST

95
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What is an ostomy

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A surgically created divertion to drain fecal material or urine

96
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What is a stoma

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The outside organ of an ostomy

97
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What are some indications for an ostomy

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Cancer, perforation, crohn’s disease, chronic ulcerative colitis, pressure injuries, paraplegia

98
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What will the consistency be of an ileostomy

A

Small intesion, watery

99
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What will the consistency be of a descending colostomy

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Colon, formed

100
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Can ostomies be termporary or permanent

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Yes

101
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What is an ileostomy

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Small intension, frequent, liquid stool, RLQ

102
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What is a colostomsy

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Large intension, more formed

103
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Should you assume what type of ostomy based on the location on the abdomin

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No

104
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What are the indications for a urinary diversion

A

Bladder cancer, neurogenic bladder, trauma

105
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Are urinary diversions usally permentant

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Yes

106
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What is a continent diversion

A

Pt has control over when they void

107
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What is an incontinent diversion

A

No control, has pouch

108
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What is an ileal conduit

A

Wear a pouch

109
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What is an orthotopic neobladder

A

continent diversion to urethra

110
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What is a continent cutaneous reservoir

A

They can put a catether in and then pee

111
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What should a healthy stoma look like

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Turtleneck sweater, beefy red, moist, bleed easily, can see peristalsis

112
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What should the peristomal skin look like

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Clean, dry, intact (CDI)

113
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What should you clean the peristomal skin with

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water

114
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Why don’t you want to clean the peristomal skin with babt wipes or incontinence wipes

A

Won’t stick

115
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What is the goal of a pouch

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PROTECT the skin, COLLECT drainage, control ODOR

116
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What are the two different type of pouches

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One or two piece

117
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how often should you have to change a pouch

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3-4 days

118
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What do you od to change a pouch

A

PREPARE supplies, have a FRIEND, CLEAN with WATER, DRY, APPLY new pouch, CLOSE clamp, DATE/TIME, DOCUMENT

119
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How much gap should you leave

A

Keep it off the skin

120
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How many times should the pouch be empties

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5-6 times

121
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When should you empty it

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before it’s full

122
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What should you do for fecal ostomies

A

burp them for get rid of gas

123
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What are some complications with stomas

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painful SKIN around, CONVEX places, NECROTIC stoma

124
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What are some ways we can CARE for our pts with ostomies

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No LIMITS, BATHING (on or off), INTAMACY (talk with partner), DIET changes (less gas), emergency SUPPLIES, EMOTIONAL support

125
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What are gasy foods

A

Broccoli, cussel sprouts, cabbage, onions

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