Wound Care

Question 1

Debridement

Answer 1

cleaning away devitalized tissue and foreign matter from a wound

Question 2

Dehiscence

Answer 2

separation of the layers of a surgical wound; may be partial, superficial, or a complete disruption of the surgical wound

Question 3

Dermis

Answer 3

layer of the skin below the epidermis

Question 4

Desiccation

Answer 4

dehydration; the process of being rendered free from moisture

Question 5

Dressing

Answer 5

a piece of material placed on a wound to protect it

Question 6

Epidermis

Answer 6

superficial layer of the skin

Question 7

Eschar

Answer 7

a thick, leathery scab or dry crust that is necrotic and must be removed for adequate healing to occur

Question 8

Evisceration

Answer 8

removal of a drug from the body

Question 9

Exudate

Answer 9

fluid that accumulates in a wound; may contain serum, cellular debris, bacteria, and white blood cells

Question 10

Granulation Tissue

Answer 10

new tissue that is pink/red in color and composed of fibroblasts and small blood vessels that fill an open wound when it starts to heal

Question 11

Ischemia

Answer 11

deficiency of blood in a particular areas

Question 12

Maceration

Answer 12

softening through liquid; over hydration

Question 13

Necrosis

Answer 13

death of cells and tissue

Question 14

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

Answer 14

activity that promotes wound healing and wound closure through the application of uniform negative pressure on the wound bed, reduction in bacteria in the wound, and the removal of excess wound fluid

Question 15

Pressure Ulcer

Answer 15

any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue

Question 16

Purulent Drainage

Answer 16

comprised of white blood cells, liquefied dead tissue debris, and both dead and live bacteria

Question 17

Sanguineous Drainage

Answer 17

containing or mixed with blood

Question 18

Scar

Answer 18

connective tissue that fills a wound

Question 19

Serosanguineous Drainage

Answer 19

mixture of serum and red blood cells

Question 20

Serous Drainage

Answer 20

composed of clear, serous portion of the blood and from serous membranes

Question 21

Shear

Answer 21

an applied force or pressure exerted against the surface and layers of the skin as tissues slide in opposite but parallel planes

Question 22

Sinus Tract of a wound

Answer 22

A tunneling wound or sinus tract is a narrow opening or passageway underneath the skin that can extend in any direction through soft tissue and results in dead space with potential forabscess formation.

Question 23

Subcutaneous Tissue

Answer 23

underlying layer that anchors the skin layers to the underlying tissues of the body

Question 24

Tunneling of the wound

Answer 24

A tunneling wound or sinus tract is a narrow opening or passageway underneath the skin that can extend in any direction through soft tissue and results in dead space with potential forabscess formation.

Question 25

Undermining of a wound

Answer 25

a wider area of wounding that lies beneath th4 3ound opening