Wound Care
Med Surg I
Dx & Triage
Truth or False
Ethics
100
Lab value that can indicate infection
What is White Blood Cell/WBC?
100
Reason for Dysphagia patients to not use straws
What is risk for Aspiration?
Straws increase the speed and volume of liquid flow, thus overwhelming the already impaired mouth and throat muscles
100
Triage category for an infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, causing them to fill with fluid or pus
What is Pneumonia & Breathing?
100
The patient has the right to refuse medications
What is Truth?
100
Patient has the right to make decisions for themselves
What is Autonomy?
200
Two types of techniques that can be applied to variants of wound care
What is sterile and clean/non-sterile technique?
200
Primary breathing technique for COPD patients
What is Pursed-Lip Breathing?
Technique that allows for exhalation effectively and prevents air trapping in the lungs
200
Triage category for a severe, rapid-onset, and potentially fatal allergic reaction affecting the whole body
What is Anaphylaxis & Airway?
200
The nurse can refuse care
What is truth?
200
All patients will receive the same quality of care by the nurse
What is Justice?
300
Reason for changing gloves during wound care
What is soiled gloves or ripped gloves?
300
Three primary manifestations of Hyperglycemia
What is Polyphagia, Polydipsia, & Polyuria?
300
Triage category for the body's overreaction to an infection, where the immune system damages its own tissues and organs
What is Sepsis & Exposure?
300
An LVN can assess
What is False?
LVNs collect data. LVNs do not analyze data or formulate nursing diagnoses, dependent on the facility's scope or practice
300
The nurse will advocate for the patient in their best interest
What is Beneficence?
400
3 different types of drainage from a wound
What is Serous, Sanguineous, & Serosanguineous?
400
3 treatments for Small Bowel Obstruction
What is Nasogastric (NG) Tube, Fluid Resuscitation, or Surgery?
400
Triage category for the loss of 15% or more of the body’s blood or fluid volume, preventing the heart from pumping enough blood to tissues
What is Hypovolemic Shock & Circulation?
400
The emergency contact can make medical decisions if a patient is unable to make one
What if False?
400
The duty to do no harm, intentionally, or unintentionally
What is Nonmaleficence?
500
When performing wound/patient care, these are the 3 important indicators of sepsis
What is Tachycardia, Hypotension, & Fever/Pyrexia?
500
COPD patients with emphysema have this clinical manifestation of Increased anteroposterior diameter of the chest
What is Barrel Chest?
500
Triage category for a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain
What is Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) & Circulation?
500
The nurse can document that the patient refuses medication after 3 attempts of offering
What is False?
500
Being faithful to promises and telling the truth
What if Fidelity & Veracity?