prevention
risks/treatment
disease
staging
general
100
the number one way to prevent skin breakdown
What is pressure relief?
100
the condition related to food that effects healing
What is malnutrition/dehydration
100
per policy, feet are checked this often by staff for breakdown
What is daily
100
These nurses should see all pressure ulcers to ensure correct eitology
What is nurse managers
100
are a traumatic break in the skin that may present as a superficial tear in the epidermis or may penetrate to subcutaneous tissue.
What is skin tears?
200
Moisture barrier to protect exposed skin helps with what condition
What is an incontinence?
200
would be used to prevent a fluid filled blister from opening
What is loose covering gauze?
200
this disease of the brain can often effect the residents ability to comprehend the education on pressure reduction
What is dementia
200
Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area, usually over a boney prominence.
What is stage 1?
200
length width and depth
What are the 3 things measured in wound documentation?
300
these are new products that help maintain skin integrity and work for 8 hours
What is night time breifs
300
total hip replacement
What surgery is commonly linked to pressure ulcers?
300
this disease effects especially the feet from healing
What is diabetes
300
This stage should not be used to describe skin tears, tape burns, perineal dermatitis, maceration, or excoriation.
What is stage 2?
300
Abnormal firmness of tissue with margins.
What is induration?
400
all CNA's and nurses can make referrals to what discipline to help with body positioning?
What is therapy
400
an inflammation of the skin in the genital, buttock, or upper leg areas due to contact of superficial skin tissues with urine or feces. This may present as a diffused rash that can be intense with weeping and excoriations. It is important to note that if a fungal component is present, it is often observed as satellite like lesions.
What is PERINEAL DERMATITIS/FUNGAL RASH
400
3 conditions/factors that require a pediatrist to cut nails
What is diabetes mellitus, neurological disorders, renal failure, or peripheral vascular disease.
400
this is non stagable
What is escar?
400
Characterized by a purple or maroon localized area of discolored, intact skin or a blood-filled blister due to damage of underlying soft tissue from pressure and/or shear. Presentation may be preceded by tissue that is painful, firm, mushy, boggy, and warmer or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue.
What is deep tissue injury?
500
the tool used to prevent shearing
What is ergo-slide
500
used to treat perineal dermititis
What is mositure barrier?
500
when a resident has this, skin on buttocks especially with stage 3-4 ulcers can be protected by incontinence
What is indwelling catheter
500
Bridge of nose, ear, occiput, and malleolus do not have subcutaneous tissue and these ulcers can be shallow.
What is stage 4?
500
type of mechanical wound healing machine used on deep wounds
What is VAC dressing?