Wound Care

Question 1

Stage 1 and 2 pressure ulcers

Answer 1

Transparent film

Question 2

Secondary dressings

Answer 2

Transparent film

Foams if wound need packing to provide additional absorption

Question 3

Autolytic debridement

Answer 3

Transparent film

Hydrocolloids if necrosis and slough

Gauze dressing with continuous moist if slough or eschar

Question 4

Skin donor sites

Answer 4

Transparent films

Question 5

Cover for hydrophilic powder and paste preparations and hydrogels

Answer 5

Transparent film

Question 6

Protection of partial thickness wounds

Answer 6

Hydrocolloids

Hydrogels- partial to full
Foam- partial to full with minimal-moderate exudate

Question 7

Autolytic debridement of necrosis or slough

Answer 7

Hydrocolloids

Question 8

Wounds with mild exudate

Answer 8

Hydrocolloids

Foams if partial and full thickness wounds with minimal to moderate exudate

Question 9

Wounds with moderate to large amounts of exudate

Answer 9

Alginates

Question 10

Wounds with exudate AND necrosis

Answer 10

Alginate

Gauze

Question 11

Partial and full thickness wounds

Answer 11

Hydrogels

Foam if min to mod exudate

Question 12

Wounds with necrosis and slough

Answer 12

Hydrogels

Wet to dry gauze for autolytic debridement if necrotic tissue and slough

Question 13

Burns and tissue damage by radiation

Answer 13

Hydrogels

Question 14

Secondary dressing for wounds with packing to provide absorption

Answer 14

Foams

Alginates are primary

Question 15

Provide protection and insulation

Answer 15

Foams

Question 16

Wounds that require packing and absorption

Answer 16

Alginates

Foams are secondary

Question 17

Infected or noninfected exuding wounds

Answer 17

Alginates

Question 18

Exudative wounds

Answer 18

Gauze

Minimal

• hydrocolloids
• foams

Moderate
-foams

Heavily

• alginates
• continuous dry gauze

And necrosis

• alginate
• gauze

Question 19

Wounds with dead space, tunneling, or sinus tracts

Answer 19

Gauze

Question 20

Mechanical debridement of necrotic tissue AND slough

Answer 20

Wet to dry

Question 21

Heavily exudating wound

Answer 21

Continuous dry gauze

Question 22

Protect clean wounds

Answer 22

Continuous moist gauze

Question 23

Autolytic debridement of slough or eschar

Answer 23

Continuous moist gauze

Question 24

Delivery of topical meds

Answer 24

Continuous moist gauze

Question 25

Not recommended for wounds with fragile surrounding skin

Answer 25

Transparent film

Hydrocolloids

Question 26

Avoid wounds with tracts

Answer 26

Transparent films

Hydrocolloids

Question 27

Avoid infection

Answer 27

Transparent film

Hydrocolloids