Terminology
Name That Wound
HOT, HOT, HOT!
Nursing Interventions
Everything Skin
100
Circumscribed, flat area with change in skin color.
What is a macule?
100
Dead, necrotic tissue.
What is eschar?
100

Minimum hourly urine output for a patient who is experienced a severe burn?

What is... 30ml/hr
100
Removal of the eschar or necrotic tissue.
What is debridement?
100

Describe the main differences between basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. How do we identify for potential malignancy?

A, B, C, D, E

A= Asymmetrical

B= Borders irregular

C= Color

D= Diameter of the growth (recent changes)

E= Elevation of the surface

200
Elevated, solid lesion. <1cm
What is a papule.
200
Intact skin, reddened, does not blanch.
What is Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer.
200

Chart used to estimate burn area.

What is The Rule of Nines?

200
Determines patient's susceptibility to skin breakdown.
What is the Braden Scale?
200
This virus is the causative organism for both Chicken Pox and Shingles.
What is Herpes Zoster?
300
Circumscribed, superficial collection of serous fluid.
What is a Vesicle?
300
Crater-like ulcer, underlying subcutaneous tissue involved.
What is Stage III Pressure Ulcer?
300

Most important aspect of burn assessment.

What is Patent Airway? REMEMBER: ABC's...

300
Recommended time frame to turn patients who are prone or who currently have pressure ulcuers.
What is every 2 hours?
300
Marked by chronic, irritating scales, plaques, and skin lesions.
What is Psoriasis?
400
Elevated, superficial lesion, filled with purulent fluid.
What is a pustule?
400
Partial Thickness, blistered skin.
What is Stage II Pressure Ulcer?
400

Common Causes of burns...

flame

Contact

Scald

Chemical

Electrical

radiation


400
Compress that is either open or closed, never allowed to dry; needs constant remoistening.
What is a Wet Compress/Dressing?
400

What are the types of dermatitis? Treatment?

*Contact (poison ivy, medication, detergents)

*Atopic (Eczema)

*Seborrheic (Cradle cap)

500
Examples include insect bites and urticaria.
What is a wheal?
500
Deep ulceration and necrosis, possible bone involvement.
What is Stage IV Pressure Ulcer.
500

What are the stages of Burn care? Their importance

1. Emergent

2. Acute

3. Rehabilitation

500

Which type of burn involves the muscle and bone? Does the patient experience pain?

Full thickness

500
A specially designed ultraviolent light, useful in diagnosing fungal and bacteria infections.
What is a Wood's Light?
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