When are wounds are measured?

When a patient transfers to SICU from another unit

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Wound Assessment and Documentation Quiz

Natalie Tredway 11 questions

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1What does not belong in the Wound Assessment intervention?
1. AOpen surgical incision
2. BPressure ulcer
3. CClosed surgical incision
4. DSkin tear
2When are wounds are measured?
1. AWithin 24 hours of admission
2. BWhen a patient transfers to SICU from another unit
3. CEvery Sunday
4. DChange in wound condition
5. EEvery Wednesday
3The wound vac dressing does not need to be labeled with sponge count.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
4A “T” written on the outside of a mepilex stands for “treatment”.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
5Wound assessments only need to be completed daily, not each shift.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
6Stage 4 pressure ulcers are characterized by:
1. AFull thickness tissue loss
2. BExposed bone
3. CBlanchable erythema
4. DUndermining and/or tunneling
7A Braden Score less than ___ is considered at risk?
1. A16
2. B19
3. C20
4. D14
8A healed stage 3 pressure ulcer can be documented as a stage 1 pressure ulcer.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
9There is a pressure ulcer present if the patient has moisture associated dermatitis.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
10A root cause analysis and reporting to the state will occur with which pressure ulcers?
1. AUnstageable
2. BStage 2
3. CStage 4
4. DStage 3