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Davideckstein7

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A patient underwent abdominal surgery for a ruptured appendix. The surgeon did not surgically close the wound. The wound healing process described in this situation is:
 
  1) Primary intention healing.
  2) Secondary intention healing.
  3) Tertiary intention healing.
  4) Approximation healing.

Question 2

A patient with quadriplegia presents to the outpatient clinic with an ischial wound that extends through the epidermis into the dermis. When documenting the depth of the wound, how would the nurse classify it?
 
  1) Partial-thickness wound
  2) Penetrating wound
  3) Superficial wound
  4) Full-thickness wound



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Missbam101

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1




Davideckstein7

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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