Layers of Human Skin
The number of layers in human skin.
What is 3 layers?
A thorough and comprehensive wound assessment should begin with this.
What is a wound history?
This type of wound is a shallow scrape.
What is abrasion?
Only this type of wound is "staged."
What is a pressure injury?
Conducting wound care always begins with this.
What is wound cleansing?
The body system that skin belongs to.
What is the Integumentary system?
Narrow channel extending from the surface of the wound into underlying tissue.
What is tunnelling?
This type of wound results from an operation.
What is a surgical wound?
The type of classification for non-pressure related wounds.
What is full thickness and partial thickness?
Type of antiquated dressing that is inappropriate for most wounds.
What is wet to dry dressings?
The lowest layer of skin.
What is the subcutaneous layer?
Type of wound exudate the is clear to light yellowish.
What is serous drainage?
This type of wound results from thermal exposure.
What is a burn?
Stage of a wound the results in partial thickness skin loss involving the epidermis and dermis.
What is stage 2?
Type of wound additive that uses this type of protein to help rebuild tissue.
What is collogen?
The layer of skin that contains blood vessels, nerve endings, elastin, and collogen.
What is the dermis?
Hard, black, necrotic tissue.
What is escar?
This type of wound occurs only over boney prominences.
What is a pressure injury?
This is the lowest stage that a wound can be in which slough or escar is present.
What is stage 3?
This must be done to remove pressure and heal pressure injuries.
What is offloading?
The type of cells that gives skin pigmentation.
What are melanocytes?
The appropriate way to document wound measurements.
Length X Width X Depth?
This type of wound appears as a round cutout on the leg above the ankle and the dorsum of the foot.
What is an arterial wound?
Purple intact skin that is firm, warm, and/or painful.
What is deep tissue injury?
This type of dressing is super absorbent, is used for heavy exudate, and should only be changed every 3-5 days.
What are alginates?