Skin & Aging
This is the body's first line of defense against microbes
What is the skin
A wound is defined as a break in the skin or this type of membrane.
What is a mucous membrane?
A skin tear occurs when this outermost layer of skin separates from underlying tissue
What is the epidermis?
Pressure injuries are also known by these alternative names.
What are pressure ulcers, decubitus ulcers, bedsores, or pressure sores?
This dangerous condition involves tissue death and decay, often turning black and smelling foul
What is gangrene?
These three specific client groups are at a great risk for skin breakdown
Who are infants, older adults, and clients with disabilities
This type of wound is purposefully created for treatment, such as a surgical incision
What is an intentional wound?
These are the three most common anatomical sites on the body where skin tears occur
What are the hands, arms, and lower legs?
Pressure injuries usually occur over these prominent structural areas where bones stick out.
What are bony prominences?
This type of localized leg edema leaves a persistent skin impression after you press your fingers into the swollen tissue.
What is pitting edema?
This person should look for signs of skin problems and report them immediately to their supervisor
Who are the PSWs!
Bruises, twists, and sprains are examples of this general category of wound.
What is a closed wound?
This mechanism is the tearing of skin tissues as a result of skin sticking to a surface while deeper tissues move downward.
What is shearing?
This commonly used clinical tool or scale predicts the likelihood of a client developing a pressure wound
What is the Braden Scale?
This type of drainage is clear and watery, containing no blood cells or platelets.
What is serous drainage?
This structural age-related skin change makes the skin more fragile and prone to damage
What is thinning of the skin?
This partial-thickness wound is caused by the scraping away or rubbing of skin.
What is an abrasion?
Applying skin cream to a client's limbs during AM/HS care can reduce skin tears by this dramatic percentage.
What is 50%?
This is the very first visible sign of a developing pressure wound
What is a change to skin color / a red area?
This thick type of wound drainage can be green, yellow, or brown and often carries a foul odor.
What is purulent drainage?
These two common chronic diseases can negatively affect skin health and increase breakdown risk
What are diabetes and hypertension?
This specific type of open wound features torn tissues and jagged edges.
What is a laceration?
This category of skin tear is defined by complete tissue loss where the entire epidermal flap is gone
What is Category 3?
If a pressure ulcer probes to bone it falls under this specific clinical staging definition
What is a stage 4 pressure injury
This rare and life-threatening wound complication involves the separation of a surgical wound accompanied by the protrusion of an abdominal organ
What is evisceration?