Wound Healing
ATD
Casts and Traction
IV
American Serial Killers short form
100
This type of wound healing has the highest risk of infection due to tissue loss and prolonged healing.
What is secondary intention?
100
This process should begin as soon as the patient enters the health care system.
What is discharge planning?
100
This serious condition occurs when pressure builds within a closed muscle compartment.
What is compartment syndrome?
100
This solution helps correct metabolic acidosis and is used in trauma
What is Lactated Ringers?
100
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Who is John Wayne Gacy?
200
This stage involves angiogenesis and granulation tissue formation.
What is the proliferation stage?
200
These can occur during nurse-to-nurse hand-offs if communication is poor.
What are errors, omissions or information gaps?
200
This type of traction uses pins or wires inserted directly into the bone.
What is skeletal traction?
200
A reason to discontinue an IV immediately
What is infiltration or phlebitis?
200
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Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
300
This type of drainage is a mix of blood and serous fluid.
What is serosanguineous drainage?
300
This document outlines future care wishes if the patient cannot decide.
What is an advance directive?
300
Three of these six indicators are monitored after cast application to assess neurovascular status.
Answer: What are the 6 P’s (pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, paralysis, pressure)?
300
The most distal site should be chosen for this reason
What is preserving future IV access?
300
Who is Ted Bundy?
400
This is a cavity or channel that may form in a wound.
What is a sinus?
400
This cannot be delegated to an unlicensed care provider during admission.
What is the nursing assessment?
400
This cast material dries quickly (about 15 minutes) and is lighter weight.
What is fiberglass?
400
A solution that pulls water out of cells
What is hypertonic?
400
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Who is Richard Ramirez?
500
This principle must never be compromised during wound care.
What is sterile technique?
500
This type of medication review is done on admission to avoid errors.
What is a medication reconciliation?
500
A client 12 hours after cast application reports severe, escalating pain unrelieved by opioids. The extremity is pale, cool, with delayed capillary refill and increasing anxiety. The nurse elevates the limb above heart level and applies ice. These actions may worsen this condition by further compromising perfusion.
What is acute compartment syndrome?
500
A systemic infection of the blood caused by IV therapy.
What is septicemia?
500
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Who is Aileen Wournos?