Wound Care Flashcards
1
Q
Maceration
A
Exessive moisture causing skin breakdown (Dressing NOT absorbing exudate or keeping wound too moist)
Sometimes can be corrected by more frequent dressing changes
2
Q
Slough
A
Yellow crusting surface that does not wash off
3
Q
Eschar
A
Black build up that must be removed by wound care/surgical nurse
4
Q
Deprivement
A
the procees of removing dead tissue from a wound
5
Q
When is a wound swab obtained?
A
After the wound is cleaned
6
Q
Well approximated incision
A
BOth edges of the incision are touching each other along the entire cut
7
Q
How do nurses remove suctures?
A
Removing every second one, in case the wound has not fully healed, so that it doesn’t fall apart
8
Q
Dee hiss ance
A
When an incision seperates
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