Author Question: A client tells the nurse that at first a new hand wound was bleeding, which scared the client. The ... (Read 41 times)

abern · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client tells the nurse that at first a new hand wound was bleeding, which scared the client. The nurse realizes that bleeding was necessary to:

a. deposit collagen to heal the wound.
b. form new blood vessels.
c. bridge the wound.
d. transport leukocytes to clean the wound.

Question 2

The nurse suspects that a client's pressure ulcer on the right hip is tunneling. Which of the following should the nurse do to thoroughly assess this wound?

a. Wait until the wound is debrided to determine if tunneling is present.
b. Insert a sterile cotton swab into the deepest point of the wound to determine depth.
c. Apply a wet to dry dressing to see if the gauze adheres to the wound.
d. Measure the wound from top to bottom and left to right.